Antisense oligomers for treatment of non-sense mediated rna decay based conditions and diseases

ABSTRACT

Alternative splicing events in genes can lead to non-productive mRNA transcripts which in turn can lead to aberrant protein expression, and therapeutic agents which can target the alternative splicing events in genes can modulate the expression level of functional proteins in patients and/or inhibit aberrant protein expression. Such therapeutic agents can be used to treat a condition or disease caused by protein deficiency.

CROSS-REFERENCE

This application is a divisional application of U.S. application Ser.No. 16/758,776, filed Apr. 23, 2020, which is a U.S. National Stageentry under 35 U.S.C. § 371 of International Application No.PCT/US2018/057165, filed Oct. 23, 2018, which claims the benefit of U.S.Provisional Application No. 62/575,924, filed on Oct. 23, 2017, and U.S.Provisional Application No. 62/667,200, filed on May 4, 2018, each ofwhich is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

SEQUENCE LISTING

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BACKGROUND

Alternative splicing events in genes can lead to non-productive mRNAtranscripts which in turn can lead to aberrant protein expression, andtherapeutic agents which can target the alternative splicing events ingenes can modulate the expression level of functional proteins inpatients and/or inhibit aberrant protein expression. Such therapeuticagents can be used to treat a condition or disease caused by proteindeficiency.

SUMMARY

Described herein, in certain embodiments, is a method of modulatingexpression of a target protein, by a cell having an mRNA that comprisesa non-sense mediated RNA decay-inducing exon (NMD exon) and encodes thetarget protein, the method comprising contacting a therapeutic agent tothe cell, whereby the therapeutic agent modulates splicing of the NMDexon from the mRNA, thereby modulating level of processed mRNA encodingthe target protein, and modulating the expression of the target proteinin the cell, wherein the target protein is selected from the groupconsisting of: AKT3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD46, CFH, CHD2, CLN3, COL11A2,COL4A3, COL4A4, COL4A4, CR1, CRX, CYP2J2, DHDDS, DNAJC8, EIF2AK3, ERN1,GALE, GUCY2F, GUCY2F, HEXA, HEXA, MAPK3, MBD5, MBD5, MBD5, MUT, MYH14,MYO6, NF1, NF2, NIPBL, NR1H4, NSD1, NSD1, NSD1, NSD1, OPA1, OPA1, PCCA,PKP2, PPARA, PRPF3, PRPF3, SCN2A, SCN8A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SEMA3C, SEMA3D,SIRT3, STK11, STK11, SYNGAP1, TOPORS, and VCAN proteins.

Described herein, in certain embodiments, is a method of treating adisease or condition in a subject in need thereof by modulatingexpression of a target protein in a cell of the subject, comprising:contacting the cell of the subject with a therapeutic agent thatmodulates splicing of a non-sense mediated mRNA decay-inducing exon (NMDexon) from an mRNA in the cell, wherein the mRNA comprises the NMD exonand encodes the target protein, thereby modulating level of processedmRNA encoding the target protein, and modulating expression of thetarget protein in the cell of the subject, wherein the target protein isselected from the group consisting of: AKT3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD46, CFH,CHD2, CLN3, COL11A2, COL4A3, COL4A4, COL4A4, CR1, CRX, CYP2J2, DHDDS,DNAJC8, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GALE, GUCY2F, GUCY2F, HEXA, HEXA, MAPK3, MBD5,MBD5, MBD5, MUT, MYH14, MYO6, NF1, NF2, NIPBL, NR1H4, NSD1, NSD1, NSD1,NSD1, OPA1, OPA1, PCCA, PKP2, PPARA, PRPF3, PRPF3, SCN2A, SCN8A, SCN8A,SCN9A, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, SIRT3, STK11, STK11, SYNGAP1, TOPORS, and VCANproteins.

In some embodiments, the therapeutic agent: (a) binds to a targetedportion of the mRNA encoding the target protein; (b) modulates bindingof a factor involved in splicing of the NMD exon; or (c) a combinationof (a) and (b).

In some embodiments, the therapeutic agent interferes with binding ofthe factor involved in splicing of the NMD exon to a region of thetargeted portion. In some embodiments, the targeted portion is proximalto the NMD exon. In some embodiments, the targeted portion is at mostabout 1500 nucleotides, about 1000 nucleotides, about 800 nucleotides,about 700 nucleotides, about 600 nucleotides, about 500 nucleotides,about 400 nucleotides, about 300 nucleotides, about 200 nucleotides,about 100 nucleotides, about 80 nucleotides, about 70 nucleotides, about60 nucleotides, about 50 nucleotides upstream of 5′ end of the NMD exon.In some embodiments, the targeted portion is at least about 1500nucleotides, about 1000 nucleotides, about 800 nucleotides, about 700nucleotides, about 600 nucleotides, about 500 nucleotides, about 400nucleotides, about 300 nucleotides, about 200 nucleotides, about 100nucleotides, about 80 nucleotides, about 70 nucleotides, about 60nucleotides, about 50 nucleotides, about 40 nucleotides, about 30nucleotides, about 20 nucleotides, about 10 nucleotides, about 5nucleotides, about 4 nucleotides, about 2 nucleotides, about 1nucleotides upstream of 5′ end of the NMD exon. In some embodiments, thetargeted portion is at most about 1500 nucleotides, about 1000nucleotides, about 800 nucleotides, about 700 nucleotides, about 600nucleotides, about 500 nucleotides, about 400 nucleotides, about 300nucleotides, about 200 nucleotides, about 100 nucleotides, about 80nucleotides, about 70 nucleotides, about 60 nucleotides, about 50nucleotides downstream of 3′ end of the NMD exon. In some embodiments,the targeted portion is at least about 1500 nucleotides, about 1000nucleotides, about 800 nucleotides, about 700 nucleotides, about 600nucleotides, about 500 nucleotides, about 400 nucleotides, about 300nucleotides, about 200 nucleotides, about 100 nucleotides, about 80nucleotides, about 70 nucleotides, about 60 nucleotides, about 50nucleotides, about 40 nucleotides, about 30 nucleotides, about 20nucleotides, about 10 nucleotides, about 5 nucleotides, about 4nucleotides, about 2 nucleotides, about 1 nucleotides downstream of 3′end of the NMD exon.

In some embodiments, the targeted portion is at most about 1500nucleotides, about 1000 nucleotides, about 800 nucleotides, about 700nucleotides, about 600 nucleotides, about 500 nucleotides, about 400nucleotides, about 300 nucleotides, about 200 nucleotides, about 100nucleotides, about 80 nucleotides, about 70 nucleotides, about 60nucleotides, about 50 nucleotides upstream of genomic site selected fromthe group consisting of: GRCh38/hg38: chr1 243564388; GRCh38/hg38: chr1913236618; GRCh38/hg38: chr21 43060012; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 207775610;GRCh38/hg38: chr1 196675450; GRCh38/hg38: chr15 92998149; GRCh38/hg38:chr16 28479765; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 33183698; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227296487;GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227144833; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227015360; GRCh38/hg38:chr1 207637688; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 47835403; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 59904516;GRCh38/hg38: chr1 26442335; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 28230252; GRCh38/hg38:chr2 88582824; GRCh38/hg38: chr17 64102804; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 23798484;GRCh38/hg38: chrX 109383446; GRCh38/hg38: chrX 109439175; GRCh38/hg38:chr15 72362466; GRCh38/hg38: chr15 72345776; GRCh38/hg38: chr1630115645; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148460219; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148490695;GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148505761; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 49436597; GRCh38/hg38:chr19 50230825; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 75867431; GRCh38/hg38: chr17 31249955;GRCh38/hg38: chr22 29628658; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 37048127; GRCh38/hg38:chr12 100499841; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177169394; GRCh38/hg38: chr5177200761; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177247924; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177275947;GRCh38/hg38: chr3 193628509; GRCh38/hg38: chr3 193603500; GRCh38/hg38:chr13 100305751; GRCh38/hg38: chr12 32894778; GRCh38/hg38: chr2246203575; GRCh38/hg38: chr150327557; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 150330401;GRCh38/hg38: chr2 165327155; GRCh38/hg38: chr12 51688758; GRCh38/hg38:chr12 51780202; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 166304329; GRCh38/hg38: chr7 80794957;GRCh38/hg38: chr7 85059541; GRCh38/hg38: chr11 226081; GRCh38/hg38:chr19 1216268; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 1221621; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 33448789;GRCh38/hg38: chr9 32551469; and GRCh38/hg38: chr5 83544965.

In some embodiments, the targeted portion is about 1500 nucleotides,about 1000 nucleotides, about 800 nucleotides, about 700 nucleotides,about 600 nucleotides, about 500 nucleotides, about 400 nucleotides,about 300 nucleotides, about 200 nucleotides, about 100 nucleotides,about 80 nucleotides, about 70 nucleotides, about 60 nucleotides, about50 nucleotides upstream of genomic site selected from the groupconsisting of: GRCh38/hg38: chr1 243564388; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 13236618;GRCh38/hg38: chr21 43060012; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 207775610; GRCh38/hg38:chr1 196675450; GRCh38/hg38: chr15 92998149; GRCh38/hg38: chr1628479765; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 33183698; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227296487;GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227144833; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227015360; GRCh38/hg38:chr1 207637688; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 47835403; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 59904516;GRCh38/hg38: chr1 26442335; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 28230252; GRCh38/hg38:chr2 88582824; GRCh38/hg38: chr17 64102804; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 23798484;GRCh38/hg38: chrX 109383446; GRCh38/hg38: chrX 109439175; GRCh38/hg38:chr15 72362466; GRCh38/hg38: chr15 72345776; GRCh38/hg38: chr1630115645; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148460219; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148490695;GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148505761; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 49436597; GRCh38/hg38:chr19 50230825; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 75867431; GRCh38/hg38: chr17 31249955;GRCh38/hg38: chr22 29628658; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 37048127; GRCh38/hg38:chr12 100499841; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177169394; GRCh38/hg38: chr5177200761; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177247924; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177275947;GRCh38/hg38: chr3 193628509; GRCh38/hg38: chr3 193603500; GRCh38/hg38:chr13 100305751; GRCh38/hg38: chr12 32894778; GRCh38/hg38: chr2246203575; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 150327557; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 150330401;GRCh38/hg38: chr2 165327155; GRCh38/hg38: chr12 51688758; GRCh38/hg38:chr12 51780202; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 166304329; GRCh38/hg38: chr7 80794957;GRCh38/hg38: chr7 85059541; GRCh38/hg38: chr11 226081; GRCh38/hg38:chr19 1216268; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 1221621; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 33448789;GRCh38/hg38: chr9 32551469; and GRCh38/hg38: chr5 83544965.

In some embodiments, the targeted portion is at most about 1500nucleotides, about 1000 nucleotides, about 800 nucleotides, about 700nucleotides, about 600 nucleotides, about 500 nucleotides, about 400nucleotides, about 300 nucleotides, about 200 nucleotides, about 100nucleotides, about 80 nucleotides, about 70 nucleotides, about 60nucleotides, about 50 nucleotides downstream of genomic site selectedfrom the group consisting of: GRCh38/hg38: chr1 243564285; GRCh38/hg38:chr19 13236449; GRCh38/hg38: chr21 43059730; GRCh38/hg38: chr1207775745; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 196675529; GRCh38/hg38: chr15 92998261;GRCh38/hg38: chr16 28479644; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 33183634; GRCh38/hg38:chr2 227296526; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227144653; GRCh38/hg38: chr2227015283; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 207637848; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 47835579;GRCh38/hg38: chr1 59904366; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 26442372; GRCh38/hg38:chr1 28230131; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 88582755; GRCh38/hg38: chr17 64102673;GRCh38/hg38: chr1 23798311; GRCh38/hg38: chrX 109383365; GRCh38/hg38:chrX 109439038; GRCh38/hg38: chr15 72362376; GRCh38/hg38: chr1572345677; GRCh38/hg38: chr16 30115595; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148460304;GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148490787; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148505830; GRCh38/hg38:chr6 49436522; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 50230999; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 75867523;GRCh38/hg38: chr17 31250125; GRCh38/hg38: chr22 29628773; GRCh38/hg38:chr5 37048354; GRCh38/hg38: chr12 100500024; GRCh38/hg38: chr5177169559; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177200783; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177248079;GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177276101; GRCh38/hg38: chr3 193628616; GRCh38/hg38:chr3 193603557; GRCh38/hg38: chr13 100305834; GRCh38/hg38: chr1232894516; GRCh38/hg38: chr22 46203752; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 150327652;GRCh38/hg38: chr1 150330498; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 165327202; GRCh38/hg38:chr12 51688849; GRCh38/hg38: chr12 51780271; GRCh38/hg38: chr2166304238; GRCh38/hg38: chr7 80794854; GRCh38/hg38: chr7 85059498;GRCh38/hg38: chr11 225673; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 1216398; GRCh38/hg38:chr19 1221846; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 33448868; GRCh38/hg38: chr9 32551365;and GRCh38/hg38: chr5 83545070.

In some embodiments, the targeted portion is about 1500 nucleotides,about 1000 nucleotides, about 800 nucleotides, about 700 nucleotides,about 600 nucleotides, about 500 nucleotides, about 400 nucleotides,about 300 nucleotides, about 200 nucleotides, about 100 nucleotides,about 80 nucleotides, about 70 nucleotides, about 60 nucleotides, about50 nucleotides downstream of genomic site selected from the groupconsisting of: GRCh38/hg38: chr1 243564285; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 13236449;GRCh38/hg38: chr21 43059730; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 207775745; GRCh38/hg38:chr1 196675529; GRCh38/hg38: chr15 92998261; GRCh38/hg38: chr1628479644; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 33183634; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227296526;GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227144653; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227015283; GRCh38/hg38:chr1 207637848; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 47835579; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 59904366;GRCh38/hg38: chr1 26442372; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 28230131; GRCh38/hg38:chr2 88582755; GRCh38/hg38: chr17 64102673; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 23798311;GRCh38/hg38: chrX 109383365; GRCh38/hg38: chrX 109439038; GRCh38/hg38:chr15 72362376; GRCh38/hg38: chr15 72345677; GRCh38/hg38: chr1630115595; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148460304; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148490787;GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148505830; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 49436522; GRCh38/hg38:chr19 50230999; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 75867523; GRCh38/hg38: chr17 31250125;GRCh38/hg38: chr22 29628773; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 37048354; GRCh38/hg38:chr12 100500024; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177169559; GRCh38/hg38: chr5177200783; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177248079; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177276101;GRCh38/hg38: chr3 193628616; GRCh38/hg38: chr3 193603557; GRCh38/hg38:chr13 100305834; GRCh38/hg38: chr12 32894516; GRCh38/hg38: chr2246203752; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 150327652; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 150330498;GRCh38/hg38: chr2 165327202; GRCh38/hg38: chr12 51688849; GRCh38/hg38:chr12 51780271; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 166304238; GRCh38/hg38: chr7 80794854;GRCh38/hg38: chr7 85059498; GRCh38/hg38: chr11 225673; GRCh38/hg38:chr19 1216398; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 1221846; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 33448868;GRCh38/hg38: chr9 32551365; and GRCh38/hg38: chr5 83545070.

In some embodiments, the targeted portion is located in an intronicregion between two canonical exonic regions of the mRNA encoding thetarget protein, and wherein the intronic region contains the NMD exon.In some embodiments, the targeted portion at least partially overlapswith the NMD exon. In some embodiments, the targeted portion at leastpartially overlaps with an intron upstream or downstream of the NMDexon. In some embodiments, the targeted portion comprises 5′ NMDexon-intron junction or 3′ NMD exon-intron junction. In someembodiments, the targeted portion is within the NMD exon. In someembodiments, the targeted portion comprises about 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29,30, or more consecutive nucleotides of the NMD exon.

In some embodiments, the mRNA encoding the target protein comprises asequence with at least about 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, or 100% sequenceidentity to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:135-191. In some embodiments, the mRNA encoding the target protein isencoded by a genetic sequence with at least about 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%,97%, or 100% sequence identity to a sequence selected from the groupconsisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-5, 12, 19-21, 25, 26, 28, 30, 33, 35, 38,40, 41, 44, 45, 51, 53, 55-57, and 192-211. In some embodiments, thetargeted portion of the mRNA comprises a sequence with at least 80%,85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, or 100% sequence identity to a region comprising atleast 8 contiguous nucleic acids of a sequence selected from the groupconsisting of SEQ ID NOs: 135-191. In some embodiments, the agent is anantisense oligomer (ASO) and wherein the ASO comprises a sequence thatis at least about 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, or 100% complementary to atleast 8 contiguous nucleic acids of a sequence selected from the groupconsisting of SEQ ID NOs: 135-191.

In some embodiments, the targeted portion of the mRNA is within thenon-sense mediated RNA decay-inducing exon selected from the groupconsisting of: GRCh38/hg38: chr1 243564285 243564388; GRCh38/hg38: chr1913236449 13236618; GRCh38/hg38: chr21 43059730 43060012; GRCh38/hg38:chr1 207775610 207775745; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 196675450 196675529;GRCh38/hg38: chr15 92998149 92998261; GRCh38/hg38: chr16 2847964428479765; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 33183634 33183698; GRCh38/hg38: chr2227296487 227296526; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227144653 227144833; GRCh38/hg38:chr2 227015283 227015360; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 207637688 207637848;GRCh38/hg38: chr19 47835403 47835579; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 5990436659904516; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 26442335 26442372; GRCh38/hg38: chr128230131 28230252; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 88582755 88582824; GRCh38/hg38:chr17 64102673 64102804; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 23798311 23798484;GRCh38/hg38: chrX 109383365 109383446; GRCh38/hg38: chrX 109439038109439175; GRCh38/hg38: chr15 72362376 72362466; GRCh38/hg38: chr1572345677 72345776; GRCh38/hg38: chr16 30115595 30115645; GRCh38/hg38:chr2 148460219 148460304; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148490695 148490787;GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148505761 148505830; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 4943652249436597; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 50230825 50230999; GRCh38/hg38: chr675867431 75867523; GRCh38/hg38: chr17 31249955 31250125; GRCh38/hg38:chr22 29628658 29628773; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 37048127 37048354;GRCh38/hg38: chr12 100499841 100500024; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177169394177169559; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177200761 177200783; GRCh38/hg38: chr5177247924 177248079; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177275947 177276101; GRCh38/hg38:chr3 193628509 193628616; GRCh38/hg38: chr3 193603500 193603557;GRCh38/hg38: chr13 100305751 100305834; GRCh38/hg38: chr12 3289451632894778; GRCh38/hg38: chr22 46203575 46203752; GRCh38/hg38: chr1150327557 150327652; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 150330401 150330498; GRCh38/hg38:chr2 165327155 165327202; GRCh38/hg38: chr12 51688758 51688849;GRCh38/hg38: chr12 51780202 51780271; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 166304238166304329; GRCh38/hg38: chr7 80794854 80794957; GRCh38/hg38: chr785059498 85059541; GRCh38/hg38: chr11 225673 226081; GRCh38/hg38: chr191216268 1216398; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 1221621 1221846; GRCh38/hg38: chr633448789 33448868; GRCh38/hg38: chr9 32551365 32551469; and GRCh38/hg38:chr5 83544965 83545070.

In some embodiments, the targeted portion of the mRNA is upstream ordownstream of the non-sense mediated RNA decay-inducing exon selectedfrom the group consisting of: GRCh38/hg38: chr1 243564285 243564388;GRCh38/hg38: chr19 13236449 13236618; GRCh38/hg38: chr21 4305973043060012; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 207775610 207775745; GRCh38/hg38: chr1196675450 196675529; GRCh38/hg38: chr15 92998149 92998261; GRCh38/hg38:chr16 28479644 28479765; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 33183634 33183698;GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227296487 227296526; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227144653227144833; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227015283 227015360; GRCh38/hg38: chr1207637688 207637848; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 47835403 47835579; GRCh38/hg38:chr1 59904366 59904516; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 26442335 26442372;GRCh38/hg38: chr1 28230131 28230252; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 8858275588582824; GRCh38/hg38: chr17 64102673 64102804; GRCh38/hg38: chr123798311 23798484; GRCh38/hg38: chrX 109383365 109383446; GRCh38/hg38:chrX 109439038 109439175; GRCh38/hg38: chr15 72362376 72362466;GRCh38/hg38: chr15 72345677 72345776; GRCh38/hg38: chr16 3011559530115645; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148460219 148460304; GRCh38/hg38: chr2148490695 148490787; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148505761 148505830; GRCh38/hg38:chr6 49436522 49436597; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 50230825 50230999;GRCh38/hg38: chr6 75867431 75867523; GRCh38/hg38: chr17 3124995531250125; GRCh38/hg38: chr22 29628658 29628773; GRCh38/hg38: chr537048127 37048354; GRCh38/hg38: chr12 100499841 100500024; GRCh38/hg38:chr5 177169394 177169559; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177200761 177200783;GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177247924 177248079; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177275947177276101; GRCh38/hg38: chr3 193628509 193628616; GRCh38/hg38: chr3193603500 193603557; GRCh38/hg38: chr13 100305751 100305834;GRCh38/hg38: chr12 32894516 32894778; GRCh38/hg38: chr22 4620357546203752; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 150327557 150327652; GRCh38/hg38: chr1150330401 150330498; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 165327155 165327202; GRCh38/hg38:chr12 51688758 51688849; GRCh38/hg38: chr12 51780202 51780271;GRCh38/hg38: chr2 166304238 166304329; GRCh38/hg38: chr7 8079485480794957; GRCh38/hg38: chr7 85059498 85059541; GRCh38/hg38: chr11 225673226081; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 1216268 1216398; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 12216211221846; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 33448789 33448868; GRCh38/hg38: chr9 3255136532551469; and GRCh38/hg38: chr5 83544965 83545070.

In some embodiments, the targeted portion of the mRNA comprises anexon-intron junction of exon selected from the group consisting of:GRCh38/hg38: chr1 243564285 243564388; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 1323644913236618; GRCh38/hg38: chr21 43059730 43060012; GRCh38/hg38: chr1207775610 207775745; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 196675450 196675529; GRCh38/hg38:chr15 92998149 92998261; GRCh38/hg38: chr16 28479644 28479765;GRCh38/hg38: chr6 33183634 33183698; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227296487227296526; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227144653 227144833; GRCh38/hg38: chr2227015283 227015360; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 207637688 207637848; GRCh38/hg38:chr19 47835403 47835579; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 59904366 59904516;GRCh38/hg38: chr1 26442335 26442372; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 2823013128230252; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 88582755 88582824; GRCh38/hg38: chr1764102673 64102804; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 23798311 23798484; GRCh38/hg38:chrX 109383365 109383446; GRCh38/hg38: chrX 109439038 109439175;GRCh38/hg38: chr15 72362376 72362466; GRCh38/hg38: chr15 7234567772345776; GRCh38/hg38: chr16 30115595 30115645; GRCh38/hg38: chr2148460219 148460304; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148490695 148490787; GRCh38/hg38:chr2 148505761 148505830; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 49436522 49436597;GRCh38/hg38: chr19 50230825 50230999; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 7586743175867523; GRCh38/hg38: chr17 31249955 31250125; GRCh38/hg38: chr2229628658 29628773; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 37048127 37048354; GRCh38/hg38:chr12 100499841 100500024; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177169394 177169559;GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177200761 177200783; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177247924177248079; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177275947 177276101; GRCh38/hg38: chr3193628509 193628616; GRCh38/hg38: chr3 193603500 193603557; GRCh38/hg38:chr13 100305751 100305834; GRCh38/hg38: chr12 32894516 32894778;GRCh38/hg38: chr22 46203575 46203752; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 150327557150327652; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 150330401 150330498; GRCh38/hg38: chr2165327155 165327202; GRCh38/hg38: chr12 51688758 51688849; GRCh38/hg38:chr12 51780202 51780271; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 166304238 166304329;GRCh38/hg38: chr7 80794854 80794957; GRCh38/hg38: chr7 8505949885059541; GRCh38/hg38: chr11 225673 226081; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 12162681216398; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 1221621 1221846; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 3344878933448868; GRCh38/hg38: chr9 32551365 32551469; and GRCh38/hg38: chr583544965 83545070.

In some embodiments, the target protein produced is a full-lengthprotein or a wild-type protein.

In some embodiments, the therapeutic agent promotes exclusion of the NMDexon from the processed mRNA encoding the target protein. In someembodiments, exclusion of the NMD exon from the processed mRNA encodingthe target protein in the cell contacted with the therapeutic agent isincreased by about 1.1 to about 10-fold, about 1.5 to about 10-fold,about 2 to about 10-fold, about 3 to about 10-fold, about 4 to about10-fold, about 1.1 to about 5-fold, about 1.1 to about 6-fold, about 1.1to about 7-fold, about 1.1 to about 8-fold, about 1.1 to about 9-fold,about 2 to about 5-fold, about 2 to about 6-fold, about 2 to about7-fold, about 2 to about 8-fold, about 2 to about 9-fold, about 3 toabout 6-fold, about 3 to about 7-fold, about 3 to about 8-fold, about 3to about 9-fold, about 4 to about 7-fold, about 4 to about 8-fold, about4 to about 9-fold, at least about 1.1-fold, at least about 1.5-fold, atleast about 2-fold, at least about 2.5-fold, at least about 3-fold, atleast about 3.5-fold, at least about 4-fold, at least about 5-fold, orat least about 10-fold, compared to exclusion of the NMD exon from theprocessed mRNA encoding the target protein in a control cell. In someembodiments, the therapeutic agent increases the level of the processedmRNA encoding the target protein in the cell. In some embodiments, thelevel of the processed mRNA encoding the target protein produced in thecell contacted with the therapeutic agent is increased by about 1.1 toabout 10-fold, about 1.5 to about 10-fold, about 2 to about 10-fold,about 3 to about 10-fold, about 4 to about 10-fold, about 1.1 to about5-fold, about 1.1 to about 6-fold, about 1.1 to about 7-fold, about 1.1to about 8-fold, about 1.1 to about 9-fold, about 2 to about 5-fold,about 2 to about 6-fold, about 2 to about 7-fold, about 2 to about8-fold, about 2 to about 9-fold, about 3 to about 6-fold, about 3 toabout 7-fold, about 3 to about 8-fold, about 3 to about 9-fold, about 4to about 7-fold, about 4 to about 8-fold, about 4 to about 9-fold, atleast about 1.1-fold, at least about 1.5-fold, at least about 2-fold, atleast about 2.5-fold, at least about 3-fold, at least about 3.5-fold, atleast about 4-fold, at least about 5-fold, or at least about 10-fold,compared to a level of the processed mRNA encoding the target protein ina control cell. In some embodiments, the therapeutic agent increases theexpression of the target protein in the cell. In some embodiments, alevel of the target protein produced in the cell contacted with thetherapeutic agent is increased by about 1.1 to about 10-fold, about 1.5to about 10-fold, about 2 to about 10-fold, about 3 to about 10-fold,about 4 to about 10-fold, about 1.1 to about 5-fold, about 1.1 to about6-fold, about 1.1 to about 7-fold, about 1.1 to about 8-fold, about 1.1to about 9-fold, about 2 to about 5-fold, about 2 to about 6-fold, about2 to about 7-fold, about 2 to about 8-fold, about 2 to about 9-fold,about 3 to about 6-fold, about 3 to about 7-fold, about 3 to about8-fold, about 3 to about 9-fold, about 4 to about 7-fold, about 4 toabout 8-fold, about 4 to about 9-fold, at least about 1.1-fold, at leastabout 1.5-fold, at least about 2-fold, at least about 2.5-fold, at leastabout 3-fold, at least about 3.5-fold, at least about 4-fold, at leastabout 5-fold, or at least about 10-fold, compared to a level of thetarget protein produced in a control cell.

In some embodiments, the disease or condition is induced by aloss-of-function mutation in the target protein.

In some embodiments, the disease or condition is associated withhaploinsufficiency of a gene encoding the target protein, and whereinthe subject has a first allele encoding a functional target protein, anda second allele from which the target protein is not produced orproduced at a reduced level, or a second allele encoding a nonfunctionaltarget protein or a partially functional target protein. In someembodiments, the disease or condition is selected from the groupconsisting of. Sotos syndrome 1; Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome; Migraine,familial hemiplegic, 1; Episodic ataxia, type 2; Epilepticencephalopathy, childhood-onset; Wagner syndrome 1; Optic atrophy type1; Alport syndrome; Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 9;Neurofibromatosis type 1; Epileptic encephalopathy, early infantile, 11;Seizures, benign familial infantile, 3; Cognitive impairment with orwithout cerebellar ataxia; Epileptic encephalopathy, early infantile,13; Seizures, benign familial infantile, 5; Pathway (CNS); 16p11.2deletion syndrome?; Mental retardation, autosomal dominant 1; Retinitispigmentosa 18; Retinitis pigmentosa 31; Deafness, autosomal dominant 13;Cone-rod retinal dystrophy-2; Deafness, autosomal dominant 4A;Peripheral neuropathy, myopathy, hoarseness, and hearing loss; Deafness,autosomal dominant 22; Neurofibromatosis type 2; Mental retardation,autosomal dominant 5; Epilepsy, generalized, with febrile seizures plus,type 7; and Febrile seizures, familial, 3B.

In some embodiments, the disease or condition is associated with anautosomal recessive mutation of a gene encoding the target protein,wherein the subject has a first allele encoding from which: (i) thetarget protein is not produced or produced at a reduced level comparedto a wild-type allele; or (ii) the target protein produced isnonfunctional or partially functional compared to a wild-type allele,and a second allele from which: (iii) the target protein is produced ata reduced level compared to a wild-type allele and the target proteinproduced is at least partially functional compared to a wild-typeallele; or (iv) the target protein produced is partially functionalcompared to a wild-type allele. In some embodiments, the disease orcondition is selected from the group consisting of: Alport syndrome;Ceroid lipofuscinosis, neuronal, 3; Galactose epimerase deficiency;Homocystinuria, B6-responsive and nonresponsive types; Methyl MalonicAciduria; Propionic acidemia; Retinitis pigmentosa 59; Tay-Sachsdisease; Insensitivity to pain, congenital; and HSAN2D, autosomalrecessive.

In some embodiments, the therapeutic agent promotes exclusion of the NMDexon from the processed mRNA encoding the target protein and increasesthe expression of the target protein in the cell. In some embodiments,the therapeutic agent inhibits exclusion of the NMD exon from theprocessed mRNA encoding the target protein. In some embodiments,exclusion of the NMD exon from the processed mRNA encoding the targetprotein in the cell contacted with the therapeutic agent is decreased byabout 1.1 to about 10-fold, about 1.5 to about 10-fold, about 2 to about10-fold, about 3 to about 10-fold, about 4 to about 10-fold, about 1.1to about 5-fold, about 1.1 to about 6-fold, about 1.1 to about 7-fold,about 1.1 to about 8-fold, about 1.1 to about 9-fold, about 2 to about5-fold, about 2 to about 6-fold, about 2 to about 7-fold, about 2 toabout 8-fold, about 2 to about 9-fold, about 3 to about 6-fold, about 3to about 7-fold, about 3 to about 8-fold, about 3 to about 9-fold, about4 to about 7-fold, about 4 to about 8-fold, about 4 to about 9-fold, atleast about 1.1-fold, at least about 1.5-fold, at least about 2-fold, atleast about 2.5-fold, at least about 3-fold, at least about 3.5-fold, atleast about 4-fold, at least about 5-fold, or at least about 10-fold,compared to exclusion of the NMD exon from the processed mRNA encodingthe target protein in a control cell. In some embodiments, thetherapeutic agent decreases the level of the processed mRNA encoding thetarget protein in the cell. In some embodiments, the level of theprocessed mRNA encoding the target protein in the cell contacted withthe therapeutic agent is decreased by about 1.1 to about 10-fold, about1.5 to about 10-fold, about 2 to about 10-fold, about 3 to about10-fold, about 4 to about 10-fold, about 1.1 to about 5-fold, about 1.1to about 6-fold, about 1.1 to about 7-fold, about 1.1 to about 8-fold,about 1.1 to about 9-fold, about 2 to about 5-fold, about 2 to about6-fold, about 2 to about 7-fold, about 2 to about 8-fold, about 2 toabout 9-fold, about 3 to about 6-fold, about 3 to about 7-fold, about 3to about 8-fold, about 3 to about 9-fold, about 4 to about 7-fold, about4 to about 8-fold, about 4 to about 9-fold, at least about 1.1-fold, atleast about 1.5-fold, at least about 2-fold, at least about 2.5-fold, atleast about 3-fold, at least about 3.5-fold, at least about 4-fold, atleast about 5-fold, or at least about 10-fold, compared to a level ofthe processed mRNA encoding the target protein in a control cell.

In some embodiments, the therapeutic agent decreases the expression ofthe target protein in the cell. In some embodiments, a level of thetarget protein produced in the cell contacted with the therapeutic agentis decreased by about 1.1 to about 10-fold, about 1.5 to about 10-fold,about 2 to about 10-fold, about 3 to about 10-fold, about 4 to about10-fold, about 1.1 to about 5-fold, about 1.1 to about 6-fold, about 1.1to about 7-fold, about 1.1 to about 8-fold, about 1.1 to about 9-fold,about 2 to about 5-fold, about 2 to about 6-fold, about 2 to about7-fold, about 2 to about 8-fold, about 2 to about 9-fold, about 3 toabout 6-fold, about 3 to about 7-fold, about 3 to about 8-fold, about 3to about 9-fold, about 4 to about 7-fold, about 4 to about 8-fold, about4 to about 9-fold, at least about 1.1-fold, at least about 1.5-fold, atleast about 2-fold, at least about 2.5-fold, at least about 3-fold, atleast about 3.5-fold, at least about 4-fold, at least about 5-fold, orat least about 10-fold, compared to a level of the target proteinproduced in a control cell.

In some embodiments, the disease or condition is induced by again-of-function mutation in the target protein. In some embodiments,the subject has an allele from which the target protein is produced atan increased level, or an allele encoding a mutant target protein thatexhibits increased activity in the cell.

In some embodiments, the therapeutic agent inhibits exclusion of the NMDexon from the processed mRNA encoding the target protein and decreasesthe expression of the target protein in the cell. In some embodiments,the target protein comprises SCN8A. In some embodiments, the disease orcondition comprises a central nervous system disease. In someembodiments, the disease or condition comprises epilepsy. In someembodiments, the disease or condition comprises Dravet syndrome.

In some embodiments, the therapeutic agent is an antisense oligomer(ASO) and wherein the antisense oligomer comprises a backbonemodification comprising a phosphorothioate linkage or aphosphorodiamidate linkage. In some embodiments, the therapeutic agentis an antisense oligomer (ASO) and wherein the antisense oligomercomprises a phosphorodiamidate morpholino, a locked nucleic acid, apeptide nucleic acid, a 2′-O-methyl, a 2′-Fluoro, or a 2′-O-methoxyethylmoiety.

In some embodiments, the therapeutic agent is an antisense oligomer(ASO) and wherein the antisense oligomer comprises at least one modifiedsugar moiety. In some embodiments, each sugar moiety is a modified sugarmoiety.

In some embodiments, the therapeutic agent is an antisense oligomer(ASO) and wherein the antisense oligomer consists of from 8 to 50nucleobases, 8 to 40 nucleobases, 8 to 35 nucleobases, 8 to 30nucleobases, 8 to 25 nucleobases, 8 to 20 nucleobases, 8 to 15nucleobases, 9 to 50 nucleobases, 9 to 40 nucleobases, 9 to 35nucleobases, 9 to 30 nucleobases, 9 to 25 nucleobases, 9 to 20nucleobases, 9 to 15 nucleobases, 10 to 50 nucleobases, 10 to 40nucleobases, 10 to 35 nucleobases, 10 to 30 nucleobases, 10 to 25nucleobases, 10 to 20 nucleobases, 10 to 15 nucleobases, 11 to 50nucleobases, 11 to 40 nucleobases, 11 to 35 nucleobases, 11 to 30nucleobases, 11 to 25 nucleobases, 11 to 20 nucleobases, 11 to 15nucleobases, 12 to 50 nucleobases, 12 to 40 nucleobases, 12 to 35nucleobases, 12 to 30 nucleobases, 12 to 25 nucleobases, 12 to 20nucleobases, or 12 to 15 nucleobases.

In some embodiments, the therapeutic agent is an antisense oligomer(ASO) and wherein the antisense oligomer is at least 80%, at least 85%,at least 90%, at least 95%, at least 98%, at least 99%, or 100%,complementary to the targeted portion of the mRNA.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises assessing mRNA levelor expression level of the target protein.

In some embodiments, the subject is a human. In some embodiments, thesubject is a non-human animal. In some embodiments, the subject is afetus, an embryo, or a child. In some embodiments, the cells are exvivo. In some embodiments, the therapeutic agent is administered byintrathecal injection, intracerebroventricular injection,intraperitoneal injection, intramuscular injection, subcutaneousinjection, intravitreal, or intravenous injection of the subject. Insome embodiments, the method further comprises administering a secondtherapeutic agent to the subject.

In some embodiments, the second therapeutic agent is a small molecule.In some embodiments, the second therapeutic agent is an antisenseoligomer. In some embodiments, the second therapeutic agent correctsintron retention.

In some embodiments, the disease or condition is selected from the groupconsisting of: 16p11.2 deletion syndrome; Alport syndrome;Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 9; Ceroid lipofuscinosis,neuronal, 3; Cognitive impairment with or without cerebellar ataxia;Epileptic encephalopathy, early infantile, 13; Seizures, benign familialinfantile, 5; Cone-rod retinal dystrophy-2; Cornelia de Lange; Deafness,autosomal dominant 13; Deafness, autosomal dominant 4A; Peripheralneuropathy, myopathy, hoarseness, and hearing loss; Epilepsy,generalized, with febrile seizures plus, type 7; Febrile seizures,familial, 3B; Insensitivity to pain, congenital; HSAN2D, autosomalrecessive; Epileptic encephalopathy, childhood-onset; Epilepticencephalopathy, early infantile, 11; Seizures, benign familialinfantile, 3; Galactose epimerase deficiency; Homocystinuria,B6-responsive and nonresponsive types; Mental retardation, autosomaldominant 1; Mental retardation, autosomal dominant 5; Methyl MalonicAciduria; Migraine, familial hemiplegic, 1; Episodic ataxia, type 2;NASH; Neurofibromatosis type 1; Neurofibromatosis type 2; Optic atrophytype 1; Propionic acidemia; Retinitis pigmentosa 18; Sotos syndrome 1;Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome; Tay-Sachs disease; and Wagner syndrome 1.

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The novel features of the disclosure are set forth with particularity inthe appended claims. A better understanding of the features andadvantages of the present disclosure will be obtained by reference tothe following detailed description that sets forth illustrativeembodiments, in which the principles of the disclosure are utilized, andthe accompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 depicts a schematic representation of a target mRNA that containsa non-sense mediated mRNA decay-inducing exon (NMD exon mRNA) andtherapeutic agent-mediated exclusion of the nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay-inducing exon to increase expression of the full-length targetprotein or functional RNA. FIG. 1A shows a cell divided into nuclear andcytoplasmic compartments. In the nucleus, a pre-mRNA transcript of atarget gene undergoes splicing to generate mRNA, and this mRNA isexported to the cytoplasm and translated into target protein. For thistarget gene, some fraction of the mRNA contains a nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay-inducing exon (NMD exon mRNA) that is degraded in the cytoplasm,thus leading to no target protein production.

FIG. 1B shows an example of the same cell divided into nuclear andcytoplasmic compartments. Treatment with a therapeutic agent, such as anantisense oligomer (ASO), promotes the exclusion of thenonsense-mediated mRNA decay-inducing exon and results in an increase inmRNA, which is in turn translated into higher levels of target protein

FIG. 2 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the CD46 gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the CD46 gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the CD46 gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr1 207770363207783291, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 2 discloses SEQ ID NO: 212.

FIG. 3 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the COL11A2 gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the COL11A2 gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the COL11A2 gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr6 3318117233184144, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 3 discloses SEQ ID NO: 213.

FIG. 4 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the CR1 gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the CR1 gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the CR1 gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr1 207630622207639396, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 4 discloses SEQ ID NO: 214.

FIG. 5 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the CRX gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the CRX gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the CRX gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr19 4783454547836242, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 5 discloses SEQ ID NO: 215.

FIG. 6 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the DNAJC8 gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the DNAJC8 gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the DNAJC8 gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr1 2822902528232920, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 6 discloses SEQ ID NO: 216.

FIG. 7 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the MYH14 gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the MYH14 gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the MYH14 gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr19 5023062550231929, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 7 discloses SEQ ID NO: 217.

FIG. 8 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the SEMA3C gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the SEMA3C gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the SEMA3C gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr7 8078952980798091, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 8 discloses SEQ ID NO: 218.

FIG. 9 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the VCAN gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the VCAN gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the VCAN gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr5 8354227083545536, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 9 discloses SEQ ID NO: 219.

FIG. 10 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the OPA1 gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the OPA1 gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the OPA1 gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr3 193626204193631611, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 10 discloses SEQ ID NO: 220.

FIG. 11 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the COL4A3 gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the COL4A3 gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the COL4A3 gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227295318227297673, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 11 discloses SEQ ID NO: 221.

FIG. 12 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the DHDDS gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the DHDDS gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the DHDDS gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr1 2643828626442730, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 12 discloses SEQ ID NO: 222.

FIG. 13 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the CFH gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the CFH gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the CFH gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr1 196673964196675988, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 13 discloses SEQ ID NO: 223.

FIG. 14 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the AKT3 gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the AKT3 gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the AKT3 gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr1 243563849243572925, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 14 discloses SEQ ID NO: 224.

FIG. 15 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the TOPORS gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the TOPORS gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the TOPORS gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr9 3255097032552433, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 15 discloses SEQ ID NO: 225.

FIG. 16 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the PRPF3 gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the PRPF3 gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the PRPF3 gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr1 150325883150328319, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 16 discloses SEQ ID NO: 226.

FIG. 17 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the PRPF3 gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the PRPF3 gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the PRPF3 gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr1 150328468150332683, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 17 discloses SEQ ID NO: 227.

FIG. 18 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the NIPBL gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the NIPBL gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the NIPBL gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr5 3704620137048501, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 18 discloses SEQ ID NO: 228.

FIG. 19 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the CBS gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the CBS gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the CBS gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr21 4305930543060440, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 19 discloses SEQ ID NO: 229.

FIG. 20 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the PKP2 gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the PKP2 gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the PKP2 gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr12 3287903432896508, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 20 discloses SEQ ID NO: 230.

FIG. 21 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the COL4A4 gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the COL4A4 gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the COL4A4 gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227144560227147412, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 21 discloses SEQ ID NO: 231.

FIG. 22 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the COL4A4 gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the COL4A4 gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the COL4A4 gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227012299227022047, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 22 discloses SEQ ID NO: 232.

FIG. 23 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the CYP2J2 gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the CYP2J2 gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the CYP2J2 gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr1 5990110459904870, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 23 discloses SEQ ID NO: 233.

FIG. 24 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the PPARA gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the PPARA gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the PPARA gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr22 4619859246215172, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 24 discloses SEQ ID NO: 234.

FIG. 25 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the SEMA3D gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the SEMA3D gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the SEMA3D gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr7 8505586085065423, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 25 discloses SEQ ID NO: 235.

FIG. 26 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the ERN1 gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the ERN1 gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the ERN1 gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr17 6409824264129975, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 26 discloses SEQ ID NO: 236.

FIG. 27 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the GUCY2F gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the GUCY2F gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the GUCY2F gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chrX 109382213109385183, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 27 discloses SEQ ID NO: 237.

FIG. 28 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the GUCY2F gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the GUCY2F gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the GUCY2F gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chrx 109430397109441350, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 28 discloses SEQ ID NO: 238.

FIG. 29 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the SCN2A gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the SCN2A gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the SCN2A gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr2 165326986165331329, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 29 discloses SEQ ID NO: 239.

FIG. 30 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the SCN8A gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the SCN8A gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the SCN8A gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr12 5168722151689004, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 30 discloses SEQ ID NO: 240.

FIG. 31 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the SCN8A gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the SCN8A gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the SCN8A gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr12 5177436451786541, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 31 discloses SEQ ID NO: 241.

FIG. 32 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the SCN9A gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the SCN9A gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the SCN9A gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr2 166304123166305791, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 32 discloses SEQ ID NO: 242.

FIG. 33 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the CLN3 gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the CLN3 gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the CLN3 gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr16 2847787928482104, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 33 discloses SEQ ID NO: 243.

FIG. 34 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the MAPK3 gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the MAPK3 gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the MAPK3 gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr16 3011471030116635, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 34 discloses SEQ ID NO: 244.

FIG. 35 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the NF1 gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the NF1 gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the NF1 gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr17 3124912031252937, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 35 discloses SEQ ID NO: 245.

FIG. 36 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the MBD5 gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the MBD5 gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the MBD5 gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148502511148510059, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 36 discloses SEQ ID NO: 246.

FIG. 37 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the MBD5 gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the MBD5 gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the MBD5 gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148458873148462581, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 37 discloses SEQ ID NO: 247.

FIG. 38 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the MBD5 gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the MBD5 gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the MBD5 gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148490596148502435, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 38 discloses SEQ ID NO: 248.

FIG. 39 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the NF2 gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the NF2 gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the NF2 gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr22 2960411429636750, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 39 discloses SEQ ID NO: 249.

FIG. 40 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the MYO6 gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the MYO6 gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the MYO6 gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr6 7586710775870646, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 40 discloses SEQ ID NO: 250.

FIG. 41 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the SYNGAP1 gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the SYNGAP1 gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the SYNGAP1 gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr6 3344793533451759, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 41 discloses SEQ ID NO: 251.

FIG. 42 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the SIRT3 gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the SIRT3 gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the SIRT3 gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr11 224241230451, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identified anexon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 42 discloses SEQ ID NO: 252.

FIG. 43 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the CACNA1A gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the CACNA1A gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the CACNA1A gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr19 1323573213241520, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 43 discloses SEQ ID NO: 253.

FIG. 44 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the CHD2 gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the CHD2 gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the CHD2 gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr15 9299740492998498, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 44 discloses SEQ ID NO: 254.

FIG. 45 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the NSD1 gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the NSD1 gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the NSD1 gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177136032177191883, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 45 discloses SEQ ID NO: 255.

FIG. 46 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the NSD1 gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the NSD1 gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the NSD1 gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177192021177204119, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 46 discloses SEQ ID NO: 256.

FIG. 47 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the NSD1 gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the NSD1 gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the NSD1 gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177246798177248180, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 47 discloses SEQ ID NO: 257.

FIG. 48 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the NSD1 gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the NSD1 gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the NSD1 gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177273786177280564, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 48 discloses SEQ ID NO: 258.

FIG. 49 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the EIF2AK3 gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the EIF2AK3 gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the EIF2AK3 gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr2 8857964188583429, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 49 discloses SEQ ID NO: 259.

FIG. 50 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the GALE gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the GALE gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the GALE gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr1 2379823223798614, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 50 discloses SEQ ID NO: 260.

FIG. 51 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the HEXA gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the HEXA gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the HEXA gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr15 7235665272375719, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 51 discloses SEQ ID NO: 261.

FIG. 52 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the HEXA gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the HEXA gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the HEXA gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr15 7234555272346234, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 52 discloses SEQ ID NO: 262.

FIG. 53 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the NR1H4 gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the NR1H4 gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the NR1H4 gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr12 100493403100505574, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 53 discloses SEQ ID NO: 263.

FIG. 54 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the STK11 gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the STK11 gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the STK11 gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr19 12072041218416, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identified anexon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 54 discloses SEQ ID NO: 264.

FIG. 55 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the STK11 gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the STK11 gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the STK11 gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr19 12213411221948, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identified anexon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 55 discloses SEQ ID NO: 265.

FIG. 56 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the PCCA gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the PCCA gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the PCCA gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr13 100302999100307191, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 56 discloses SEQ ID NO: 266.

FIG. 57 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the MUT gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the MUT gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the MUT gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr6 4943562549440205, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 57 discloses SEQ ID NO: 267.

FIG. 58 depicts identification of an exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay (NMD)-inducing exon in the OPA1 gene. The identification of theNMD-inducing exon in the OPA1 gene using RNA sequencing is shown,visualized in the UCSC genome browser. The upper panel shows a graphicrepresentation of the OPA1 gene to scale. Peaks corresponding to RNAsequencing reads were identified in intron GRCh38/hg38: chr3 193593374193614710, shown in the middle panel. Bioinformatic analysis identifiedan exon-like sequence (bottom panel, sequence highlighted in uppercase)flanked by 3′ and 5′ splice sites. Inclusion of this exon leads to theintroduction of a premature termination codon rendering the transcript atarget of NMD. FIG. 58 discloses SEQ ID NO: 268.

FIG. 59 depicts confirmation of NMD-inducing exon via puromycin orcycloheximide treatment in various cell lines. RT-PCR analysis usingtotal RNA from water-treated, DMSO-treated, puromycin-treated, orcycloheximide-treated cells confirmed the presence of a bandcorresponding to the NMD-inducing exon 8×(GRCh38/hg38: chr1 243564285243564388) of AKT3 gene.

FIG. 60 depicts an exemplary ASO walk around AKT3 exon 8×(GRCh38/hg38:chr1 243564285 243564388) region. A graphic representation of an ASOwalk performed for around AKT3 exon 8×(GRCh38/hg38: chr1 243564285243564388) region targeting sequences upstream of the 3′ splice site,across the 3′ splice site, exon 8×, across the 5′ splice site, anddownstream of the 5′ splice site is shown. ASOs were designed to coverthese regions by shifting 5 nucleotides at a time. FIG. 60 discloses SEQID NOS 269-271, respectively, in order of appearance.

FIG. 61 depicts AKT3 exon 8×(GRCh38/hg38: chr1 243564285 243564388)region ASO walk evaluated by reverse transcription Tagman-qPCR. A graphof fold-change of the AKT3 productive mRNA product relative to Sham isplotted.

FIG. 62 depicts confirmation of NMD-inducing exon via cycloheximidetreatment in various cell lines. RT-PCR analysis using total RNA fromDMSO-treated or cycloheximide-treated cells confirmed the presence of aband corresponding to the NMD-inducing exon 14× (GRCh38/hg38: chr13100305751 100305834) of PCCA gene.

FIG. 63 depicts an exemplary ASO walk around PCCA exon 14×(GRCh38/hg38:chr13 100305751 100305834) region. A graphic representation of an ASOwalk performed for around PCCA exon 14×(GRCh38/hg38: chr13 100305751100305834) region targeting sequences upstream of the 3′ splice site,across the 3′ splice site, exon 14×, across the 5′ splice site, anddownstream of the 5′ splice site is shown. ASOs were designed to coverthese regions by shifting 5 nucleotides at a time. FIG. 63 discloses SEQID NOS 272-273, respectively, in order of appearance.

FIG. 64 depicts PCCA exon 14×(GRCh38/hg38: chr13 100305751 100305834)region ASO walk evaluated by reverse transcription Tagman-qPCR andRT-PCR. A graph of fold-change of the PCCA productive mRNA productrelative to Sham (grey) and percentage change in NMD exon inclusion(black) is plotted.

FIG. 65 depicts confirmation of NMD-inducing exon via puromycin orcycloheximide treatment in various cell lines, as well as theconfirmation of NMD-inducing exon in brain and retina samples. RT-PCRanalysis using total RNA from water-treated, DMSO-treated,puromycin-treated, or cycloheximide-treated cells confirmed the presenceof a band corresponding to the NMD-inducing exon 7×(GRCh38/hg38: chr3193628509 193628616) of OPA1 gene.

FIG. 66 depicts an exemplary ASO walk around OPA1 exon 7×(GRCh38/hg38:chr3 193628509 193628616) region. A graphic representation of an ASOwalk performed for around OPA1 exon 7×(GRCh38/hg38: chr3 193628509193628616) region targeting sequences upstream of the 3′ splice site,across the 3′ splice site, exon 7×, across the 5′ splice site, anddownstream of the 5′ splice site is shown. ASOs were designed to coverthese regions by shifting 5 nucleotides at a time or 3 nucleotidesacross the splice site regions. FIG. 66 discloses SEQ ID NOS 274-276,respectively, in order of appearance.

FIGS. 67 and 68 depict OPA1 exon 7×(GRCh38/hg38: chr3 193628509193628616) region ASO walk evaluated by Tagman RT-qPCR. Graphs offold-change of the OPA1 productive mRNA product relative to Sham areplotted.

FIG. 69 depicts confirmation of NMD-inducing exon via cycloheximidetreatment in ReNCell VM and existence of NMD-inducing exon mRNA (NF1) inboth human and monkey cortices. RT-PCR analysis using total RNA fromDMSO-treated or cycloheximide-treated cells confirmed the presence of aband corresponding to the NMD-inducing exon 31×(GRCh38/hg38: chr1731249955 31250125) of NF1 gene.

FIG. 70 depicts an exemplary ASO walk around NF1 exon 31×(GRCh38/hg38:chr17 31249955 31250125) region. A graphic representation of an ASO walkperformed for around NF1 exon 31×(GRCh38/hg38: chr17 31249955 31250125)region targeting sequences upstream of the 3′ splice site, across the 3′splice site, exon 31×, across the 5′ splice site, and downstream of the5′ splice site is shown. ASOs were designed to cover these regions byshifting 5 nucleotides at a time. FIG. 70 discloses SEQ ID NOS 277-279,respectively, in order of appearance.

FIG. 71 depicts NF1 exon 31×(GRCh38/hg38: chr17 31249955 31250125)region ASO walk evaluated by RT-PCR (top) and RT-Tagman-qPCR (bottom).RT-PCR results indicating a decrease in exon 31× and a graph offold-change of the NF1 productive mRNA product relative to Sham areshown.

FIG. 72 depicts confirmation of NMD-inducing exon via puromycin orcycloheximide treatment in various cell lines. RT-PCR analysis usingtotal RNA from water-treated, DMSO-treated, puromycin-treated, orcycloheximide-treated cells confirmed the presence of a bandcorresponding to the NMD-inducing exon 18×(GRCh38/hg38: chr6 3344878933448868) of SYNGAP1 gene.

FIG. 73 depicts an exemplary ASO walk around SYNGAP1 exon18×(GRCh38/hg38: chr6 33448789 33448868) region. A graphicrepresentation of an ASO walk performed for around SYNGAP1 exon18×(GRCh38/hg38: chr6 33448789 33448868) region targeting sequencesupstream of the 3′ splice site, across the 3′ splice site, exon 18×,across the 5′ splice site, and downstream of the 5′ splice site isshown. ASOs were designed to cover these regions by shifting 5nucleotides at a time. FIG. 73 discloses SEQ ID NOS 280-282,respectively, in order of appearance.

FIG. 74 depicts SYNGAP1 exon 18×(GRCh38/hg38: chr6 33448789 33448868)region ASO walk evaluated by RT-PCR (top) and Tagman-qPCR (bottom).Graphs of % exon 18× inclusion and fold-change of the SYNGAP1 productivemRNA product relative to Sham are plotted (top and bottom,respectively).

FIG. 75 depicts confirmation of NMD-inducing exon via cycloheximidetreatment. RT-PCR analysis using total RNA from DMSO-treated orcycloheximide-treated cells confirmed the presence of a bandcorresponding to the NMD-inducing exon 30×(GRCh38/hg38: chr15 9299814992998261) of CHD2 gene. Also shown is the RT-PCR analysis demonstratingthe presence of mRNA containing NMD-inducing exon 30× in cortex samplesfrom mouse, non-human primate and human.

FIG. 76 depicts an exemplary ASO walk around CHD2 exon 30×(GRCh38/hg38:chr15 92998149 92998261) region. A graphic representation of an ASO walkperformed for around CHD2 exon 30×(GRCh38/hg38: chr15 92998149 92998261)region targeting sequences upstream of the 3′ splice site, across the 3′splice site, exon 30×, across the 5′ splice site, and downstream of the5′ splice site is shown. ASOs were designed to cover these regions byshifting 5 nucleotides at a time. FIG. 76 discloses SEQ ID NOS 283-286,respectively, in order of appearance.

FIG. 77 depicts CHD2 exon 30×(GRCh38/hg38: chr15 92998149 92998261)region ASO walk evaluated by RT-PCR. RT-PCR results are showndemonstrating the changes in amount of mRNA containing NMD-inducing exon30×.

FIG. 78 depicts changes induced by different ASOs in levels of CHD2non-productive exon (exon 30×(GRCh38/hg38: chr15 92998149 92998261)) andCHD2 productive mRNA.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Alternative splicing events in ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS,CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5,DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2,KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA,PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A,SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6AJ, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN,AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D,EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NRIH4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1gene can lead to non-productive mRNA transcripts which in turn can leadto aberrant protein expression, and therapeutic agents which can targetthe alternative splicing events in ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A,CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4,DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1,KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN,PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A,SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2,UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2,SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA,CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 gene can modulate the expression level of functionalproteins in DS patients and/or inhibit aberrant protein expression. Suchtherapeutic agents can be used to treat a condition caused by ABCB4,ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2,CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1,GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1,NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1,RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1,TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8,MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4,STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein deficiency.

One of the alternative splicing events that can lead to non-productivemRNA transcripts is the inclusion of an extra exon in the mRNAtranscript that can induce non-sense mediated mRNA decay. The presentdisclosure provides compositions and methods for modulating alternativesplicing of ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH,CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH,FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5,MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1,PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6AJ, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46,COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3,ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NRIH4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 to increasethe production of protein-coding mature mRNA, and thus, translatedfunctional ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH,CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH,FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5,MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1,PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46,COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3,ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein.These compositions and methods include antisense oligomers (ASOs) thatcan cause exon skipping, e.g., pseudoexon skipping, and promoteconstitutive splicing of ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55,CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS,ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D,MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2,PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46,COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3,ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NRIH4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 pre-mRNA.In various embodiments, functional ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A,CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4,DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1,KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN,PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A,SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2,UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2,SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA,CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein can be increased using the methods of thedisclosure to treat a condition caused by ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3,CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3,COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA,KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1,OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A,SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS,TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6,NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA,CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein deficiency.

Splicing and Nonsense-Mediated mRNA Decay

Intervening sequences or introns are removed by a large and highlydynamic RNA-protein complex termed the spliceosome, which orchestratescomplex interactions between primary transcripts, small nuclear RNAs(snRNAs) and a large number of proteins. Spliceosomes assemble ad hoc oneach intron in an ordered manner, starting with recognition of the 5′splice site (5′ ss) by U1 snRNA or the 3′ splice site (3′ss) by the U2pathway, which involves binding of the U2 auxiliary factor (U2AF) to the3′ss region to facilitate U2 binding to the branch point sequence (BPS).U2AF is a stable heterodimer composed of a U2AF2-encoded 65-kD subunit(U2AF65), which binds the polypyrimidine tract (PPT), and aU2AF1-encoded 35-kD subunit (U2AF35), which interacts with highlyconserved AG dinucleotides at 3′ss and stabilizes U2AF65 binding. Inaddition to the BPS/PPT unit and 3′ss/5′ss, accurate splicing requiresauxiliary sequences or structures that activate or repress splice siterecognition, known as intronic or exonic splicing enhancers orsilencers. These elements allow genuine splice sites to be recognizedamong a vast excess of cryptic or pseudo-sites in the genome of highereukaryotes, which have the same sequences but outnumber authentic sitesby an order of magnitude. Although they often have a regulatoryfunction, the exact mechanisms of their activation or repression arepoorly understood.

The decision of whether to splice or not to splice can be typicallymodeled as a stochastic rather than deterministic process, such thateven the most defined splicing signals can sometimes splice incorrectly.However, under normal conditions, pre-mRNA splicing proceeds atsurprisingly high fidelity. This is attributed in part to the activityof adjacent cis-acting auxiliary exonic and intronic splicing regulatoryelements (ESRs or ISRs). Typically, these functional elements areclassified as either exonic or intronic splicing enhancers (ESEs orISEs) or silencers (ESSs or ISSs) based on their ability to stimulate orinhibit splicing, respectively. Although there is now evidence that someauxiliary cis-acting elements may act by influencing the kinetics ofspliceosome assembly, such as the arrangement of the complex between U1snRNP and the 5′ss, it seems very likely that many elements function inconcert with trans-acting RNA-binding proteins (RBPs). For example, theserine- and arginine-rich family of RBPs (SR proteins) is a conservedfamily of proteins that have a key role in defining exons. SR proteinspromote exon recognition by recruiting components of the pre-spliceosometo adjacent splice sites or by antagonizing the effects of ESSs in thevicinity. The repressive effects of ESSs can be mediated by members ofthe heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein (hnRNP) family and can alterrecruitment of core splicing factors to adjacent splice sites. Inaddition to their roles in splicing regulation, silencer elements aresuggested to have a role in repression of pseudo-exons, sets of decoyintronic splice sites with the typical spacing of an exon but without afunctional open reading frame. ESEs and ESSs, in cooperation with theircognate trans-acting RBPs, represent important components in a set ofsplicing controls that specify how, where and when mRNAs are assembledfrom their precursors.

The sequences marking the exon-intron boundaries are degenerate signalsof varying strengths that can occur at high frequency within humangenes. In multi-exon genes, different pairs of splice sites can belinked together in many different combinations, creating a diverse arrayof transcripts from a single gene. This is commonly referred to asalternative pre-mRNA splicing. Although most mRNA isoforms produced byalternative splicing can be exported from the nucleus and translatedinto functional polypeptides, different mRNA isoforms from a single genecan vary greatly in their translation efficiency. Those mRNA isoformswith premature termination codons (PTCs) at least 50 bp upstream of anexon junction complex are likely to be targeted for degradation by thenonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) pathway. Mutations in traditional(BPS/PPT/3′ss/5′ss) and auxiliary splicing motifs can cause aberrantsplicing, such as exon skipping or cryptic (or pseudo-) exon inclusionor splice-site activation, and contribute significantly to humanmorbidity and mortality. Both aberrant and alternative splicing patternscan be influenced by natural DNA variants in exons and introns.

Given that exon-intron boundaries can occur at any of the threepositions of a codon, it is clear that only a subset of alternativesplicing events can maintain the canonical open reading frame. Forexample, only exons that are evenly divisible by 3 can be skipped orincluded in the mRNA without any alteration of reading frame. Splicingevents that do not have compatible phases will induce a frame-shift.Unless reversed by downstream events, frame-shifts can certainly lead toone or more PTCs, probably resulting in subsequent degradation by NMD.NMD is a translation-coupled mechanism that eliminates mRNAs containingPTCs. NMD can function as a surveillance pathway that exists in alleukaryotes. NMD can reduce errors in gene expression by eliminating mRNAtranscripts that contain premature stop codons. Translation of theseaberrant mRNAs could, in some cases, lead to deleteriousgain-of-function or dominant-negative activity of the resultingproteins. NMD targets not only transcripts with PTCs but also a broadarray of mRNA isoforms expressed from many endogenous genes, suggestingthat NMD is a master regulator that drives both fine and coarseadjustments in steady-state RNA levels in the cell.

A NMD-inducing exon (NIE) is an exon or a pseudo-exon that is a regionwithin an intron and can activate the NMD pathway if included in amature RNA transcript. In constitutive splicing events, the introncontaining an NIE is usually spliced out, but the intron or a portionthereof (e.g. NIE) may be retained during alternative or aberrantsplicing events. Mature mRNA transcripts containing such an NIE may benon-productive due to frame shifts which induce the NMD pathway.Inclusion of a NIE in mature RNA transcripts may downregulate geneexpression. mRNA transcripts containing an NIE may be referred to as“NIE containing mRNA” or “NMD exon mRNA” in the current disclosure.

Cryptic (or pseudo-splice sites) have the same splicing recognitionsequences as genuine splice sites but are not used in splicingreactions. They outnumber genuine splice sites in the human genome by anorder of a magnitude and are normally repressed by thus far poorlyunderstood molecular mechanisms. Cryptic 5′ splice sites have theconsensus NNN/GUNNNN or NNN/GCNNNN where N is any nucleotide and/is theexon-intron boundary. Cryptic 3′ splice sites have the consensus NAG/N.Their activation is positively influenced by surrounding nucleotidesthat make them more similar to the optimal consensus of authentic splicesites, namely MAG/GURAGU and YAG/G, respectively, where M is C or A, Ris G or A, and Y is C or U.

Splice sites and their regulatory sequences can be readily identified bya skilled person using suitable algorithms publicly available, listedfor example in Kralovicova, J. and Vorechovsky, I. (2007) Global controlof aberrant splice site activation by auxiliary splicing sequences:evidence for a gradient in exon and intron definition. Nucleic AcidsRes., 35, 6399-6413,(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2095810/pdf/gkm680.pdf)

The cryptic splice sites or splicing regulatory sequences may competefor RNA-binding proteins, such as U2AF, with a splice site of the NIE.In some embodiments, an agent may bind to a cryptic splice site orsplicing regulatory sequence to prevent binding of RNA-binding proteinsand thereby favor binding of RNA-binding proteins to the NIE splicesites.

In some embodiments, the cryptic splice site may not comprise the 5′ or3′ splice site of the NIE. In some embodiments, the cryptic splice sitemay be at least 10 nucleotides, at least 20 nucleotides, at least 50nucleotides, at least 100 nucleotides or at least 200 nucleotidesupstream of the NIE 5′ splice site. In some embodiments, the crypticsplice site may be at least 10 nucleotides, at least 20 nucleotides, atleast 50 nucleotides, at least 100 nucleotides, at least 200 nucleotidesdownstream of the NIE 3′ splice site.

Target Transcripts

In some embodiments, the methods of the present disclosure exploit thepresence of NIE in the pre-mRNA transcribed from ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1,BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3,COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA,KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1,OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A,SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS,TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6,NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA,CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 genes. Splicing of the identified ABCB4, ASS1,ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3,COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A,GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL,NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2,SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK,TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14,MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11,PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 NIE pre-mRNA species to produce functionalmature ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2,CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN,GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2,MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3,PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13,SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2,CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1,GUCY2F, SIRT3, NRIH4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 mRNA may beinduced using a therapeutic agent such as an ASO that stimulates exonskipping of an NIE. Induction of exon skipping may result in inhibitionof an NMD pathway. The resulting mature ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3,CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3,COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA,KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1,OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A,SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6AJ, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS,TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6,NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NRIH4, STK11, PPARA,CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 mRNA can be translated normally without activatingNMD pathway, thereby increasing the amount of ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3,CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3,COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA,KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1,OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A,SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS,TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6,NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA,CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein in the patient's cells and alleviatingsymptoms of a condition or disease associated with ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1,BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3,COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA,KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1,OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A,SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS,TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6,NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA,CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 deficiency, such as Alport syndrome; Amyotrophiclateral sclerosis (ALS); Angelman syndrome; Aphasia, primaryprogressive; Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 9; Autismspectrum disorder; Cardiomyopathy, dilated, 1HH; Myopathy, myofibrillar6; Ceriod lipofuscinosis, neuronal, 3; Cholestasis, intrahepatic, ofpregnancy, 3; Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1;Citrullinemia Type II; Citrullinemia, Type 1; Cognitive impairment withor without cerebral ataxia; Cornelia de Lange; Early-onset epilepticencephalopathy; Epilepsy-aphasia spectrum; Epilepsy, generalized, withfebrile seizures plus, type 7; Epileptic encephalopathy,childhood-onset; Epileptic encephalopathy, early infantile, 11;Epileptic encephalopathy, early infantile, 12; Epileptic encephalopathy,early infantile, 13; Epileptic encephalopathy, early infantile, 2;Episodic ataxia, type 2; Familial focal epilepsy; Febrile seizures,familial, 3B; Friedreich ataxia; Friedreich ataxia with retainedreflexes; Galactose epimerase deficiency; Glaucoma 3, primarycongenital, E; Glycogen storage disease IV; GRN-related frontotemporaldementia; Homocystinuria, B6-responsive and nonresponsive types; HSAN2D,autosomal recessive; Insensitivity to pain, congenital; Kabuki syndrome;Koolen-De Vries syndrome; Mental retardation, autosomal dominant 1;Methyl malonic aciduria; Migraine, Myoclonic-atonic epilepsy; familialhemiplegic, 1; Neurofibromatosis type 1; Opioid addiction; Optic atrophytype 1; Phelan-McDermid syndrome; Propionicacidemia; Primary open angleglaucoma; Propionic academia; Retinitis pigmentosa 11; Retinitispigmentosa 18; Retinitis pigmentosa 31; Retinitis pigmentosa 59; Rettsyndrome; Seizures, benign familial infantile, 3; Seizures, benignfamilial infantile, 5; Smith-Magenis syndrome; Sotos syndrome 1;Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome; Stargardt disease 3; Tay-Sachs disease;Tuberous sclerosis; Tyrosinemia, type I; Wagner syndrome 1; Westsyndrome; Wolfram syndrome 2/NAFLD; 15q13.3 microdeletion; 16p11.2deletion syndrome; Deafness, autosomal dominant 13; Cone-rod retinaldystrophy-2; Deafness, autosomal dominant 4A; Peripheral neuropathy,myopathy, hoarseness, and hearing loss; Deafness, autosomal dominant 22;Neurofibromatosis type 2; NASH; or Mental retardation, autosomaldominant 5.

In some embodiments, the diseases or conditions that can be treated orameliorated using the method or composition disclosed herein are notdirectly associated with the target protein (gene) that the therapeuticagent targets. In some embodiments, a therapeutic agent provided hereincan target a protein (gene) that is not directly associated with adisease or condition, but the modulation of expression of the targetprotein (gene) can treat or ameliorate the disease or condition. Forinstance, targeting genes like CD46, CFH, CR1, DNAJC8, EIF2AK3, ERN1,GUCY2F, GUCY2F, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, SIRT3, or AKT3 by a therapeutic agentprovided herein can treat or ameliorate eye diseases or conditions. Insome embodiments, the targeting genes CD46, CFH, CR1, DNAJC8, EIF2AK3,ERN1, GUCY2F, GUCY2F, SEMA3C, SEMA43D, SIRT3, or AKT3 are said to beindicated for Pathway (eye). In some embodiments, targeting gene likeSCN8A can treat or ameliorate central nervous system diseases, e.g.,epilepsy, e.g., Dravet syndrome. In some embodiments, such target geneslike SCN8A are said to be indicated for Pathway (central nervous system)or Pathway (central nervous system, epilepsy).

In various embodiments, the present disclosure provides a therapeuticagent which can target ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55,CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS,ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D,MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2,PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46,COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3,ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NRIH4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 mRNAtranscripts to modulate splicing or protein expression level. Thetherapeutic agent can be a small molecule, polynucleotide, orpolypeptide. In some embodiments, the therapeutic agent is an ASO.Various regions or sequences on the ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A,CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4,DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1,KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN,PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A,SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2,UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2,SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NRIH4, STK11, PPARA,CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 pre-mRNA can be targeted by a therapeutic agent, suchas an ASO. In some embodiments, the ASO targets a ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1,BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3,COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA,KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1,OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A,SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS,TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6,NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NRIH4, STK11, PPARA,CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 pre-mRNA transcript containing an NIE. In someembodiments, the ASO targets a sequence within an NIE of a ABCB4, ASS1,ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3,COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A,GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL,NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2,SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK,TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14,MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11,PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 pre-mRNA transcript. In some embodiments, theASO targets a sequence upstream (or 5′) from the 5′ end of an NIE (3′ss)of a ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2,CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN,GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2,MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3,PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13,SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2,CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1,GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 pre-mRNAtranscript. In some embodiments, the ASO targets a sequence downstream(or 3′) from the 3′ end of an NIE (5′ss) of a ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3,CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3,COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA,KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1,OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A,SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS,TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6,NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NRIH4, STK11, PPARA,CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 pre-mRNA transcript. In some embodiments, the ASOtargets a sequence that is within an intron flanking on the 5′ end ofthe NIE of a ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH,CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH,FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5,MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1,PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46,COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3,ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 pre-mRNAtranscript. In some embodiments, the ASO targets a sequence that iswithin an intron flanking the 3′ end of the NIE of a ABCB4, ASS1,ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3,COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A,GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL,NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2,SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK,TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14,MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11,PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 pre-mRNA transcript. In some embodiments, theASO targets a sequence comprising an NIE-intron boundary of a ABCB4,ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2,CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1,GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1,NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1,RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1,TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8,MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4,STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 pre-mRNA transcript. An NIE-intronboundary can refer to the junction of an intron sequence and an NIEregion. The intron sequence can flank the 5′ end of the NIE, or the 3′end of the NIE. In some embodiments, the ASO targets a sequence withinan exon of a ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH,CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH,FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5,MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1,PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46,COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3,ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 pre-mRNAtranscript. In some embodiments, the ASO targets a sequence within anintron of a ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH,CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH,FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5,MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1,PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46,COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3,ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 pre-mRNAtranscript. In some embodiments, the ASO targets a sequence comprisingboth a portion of an intron and a portion of an exon of a ABCB4, ASS1,ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3,COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A,GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL,NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2,SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK,TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14,MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11,PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 pre-mRNA transcript.

In some embodiments, the ASO targets a sequence about 4 to about 300nucleotides upstream (or 5′) from the 5′ end of the NIE. In someembodiments, the ASO targets a sequence about 1 to about 20 nucleotides,about 20 to about 50 nucleotides, about 50 to about 100 nucleotides,about 100 to about 150 nucleotides, about 150 to about 200 nucleotides,about 200 to about 250 nucleotides, or about 250 to about 300nucleotides upstream (or 5′) from the 5′ end of the NIE region. In someembodiments, the ASO may target a sequence more than 300 nucleotidesupstream from the 5′ end of the NIE. In some embodiments, the ASOtargets a sequence about 4 to about 300 nucleotides downstream (or 3′)from the 3′ end of the NIE. In some embodiments, the ASO targets asequence about 1 to about 20 nucleotides, about 20 to about 50nucleotides, about 50 to about 100 nucleotides, about 100 to about 150nucleotides, about 150 to about 200 nucleotides, about 200 to about 250nucleotides, or about 250 to about 300 nucleotides downstream from the3′ end of the NIE. In some embodiments, the ASO targets a sequence morethan 300 nucleotides downstream from the 3′ end of the NIE.

In some embodiments, the ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55,CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS,ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D,MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2,PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6AJ, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46,COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3,ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NRIH4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA transcript is encoded by a genetic sequence with atleast about 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% sequenceidentity to any one of SEQ ID NO. 1-59 or 192-211. In some embodiments,the ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2,CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN,GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2,MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3,PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13,SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2,CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1,GUCY2F, SIRT3, NRIH4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 NIE pre-mRNAtranscript comprises a sequence with at least about 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%,96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% sequence identity to any one of SEQ ID NOs:60-191.

In some embodiments, the ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55,CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS,ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D,MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2,PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6AJ, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46,COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3,ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NRIH4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA transcript (or NMD exon mRNA) comprises a sequencewith at least about 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, or 100% sequence identityto any one of SEQ ID NOs: 60-191. In some embodiments, ABCB4, ASS1,ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3,COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A,GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL,NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2,SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK,TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14,MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11,PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 NIE containing pre-mRNA transcript (or NMDexon mRNA) is encoded by a sequence with at least about 80%, 85%, 90%,95%, 97%, or 100% sequence identity to any one of SEQ ID NOs: 60-191. Insome embodiments, the targeted portion of the NMD exon mRNA comprises asequence with at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, or 100% sequenceidentity to a region comprising at least 8 contiguous nucleic acids ofany one of SEQ ID NOs: 60-191.

In some embodiments, the ASO targets exon 8× of a ABCB4 NIE containingpre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 8, exon 9× of a ASS1 NIE containingpre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 9, exon 16× of a ATP8B1 NIE containingpre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 16, exon 1× of a BAG3 NIE containingpre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 1, exon 31× of a CACNA1A NIE containingpre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 31, exon 36× of a CACNA1A NIE containingpre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 36, exon 37× of a CACNA1A NIE containingpre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 37, exon 3× of a CBS NIE containingpre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 3, exon 12× of a CBS NIE containingpre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 12, exon 1× of a CD55 NIE containingpre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 1, exon 16× of a CDKL5 NIE containingpre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 16, exon 3× of CFH NIE containing pre-mRNAcomprising NIE exon 3, exon 30× of a CHD2 NIE containing pre-mRNAcomprising NIE exon 30, exon 4× of CHRNA7 NIE containing pre-mRNAcomprising NIE exon 4, exon 1× of CISD2 NIE containing pre-mRNAcomprising NIE exon 1, exon 15× of CLN3 NIE containing pre-mRNAcomprising NIE exon 15, exon 11× of a COL4A3 NIE containing pre-mRNAcomprising NIE exon 11, exon 41× of a COL4A3 NIE containing pre-mRNAcomprising NIE exon 41, exon 22× of a COL4A4 NIE containing pre-mRNAcomprising NIE exon 22, exon 44× of a COL4A4 NIE containing pre-mRNAcomprising NIE exon 44, exon 20× of DEPDC5 NIE containing pre-mRNAcomprising NIE exon 20, exon 2× of a DHDDS NIE containing pre-mRNAcomprising NIE exon 2, exon 3× of a ELOVL4 NIE containing pre-mRNAcomprising NIE exon 3, exon 5× of a FAH NIE containing pre-mRNAcomprising NIE exon 5, exon 4× of FXN NIE containing pre-mRNA comprisingNIE exon 4, exon 4× of a GALE NIE containing pre-mRNA comprising NIEexon 4, exon 3× of a GBE1 NIE containing pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 3,exon 11× of GRIN2A NIE containing pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 11, exon1× of GRN NIE containing pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 1, exon 2× of aHEXA NIE containing pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 2, exon 2× of a KANSL1NIE containing pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 2, exon 1× of a KCNQ2 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 1, exon 50× of a KMT2D NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 50, exon 8× of MAPK3 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 8, exon 13× of MBD5 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 13, exon 2× of a MECP2 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 2, exon 11× of MUT NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 11, exon 31× of NF1 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 31, exon 7× of a NIPBL NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 7, exon 38× of a NIPBL NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 38, exon 11× of a NSD1 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 11, exon 6× of a OPA1 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 6, exon 28× of a OPA1 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 28, exon 1× of OPTN NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 1, exon 1× of PCCA NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 1, exon 5× of a PCCB NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 5, exon 6× of a PCCB NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 6, exon 4× of a PKP2 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 4, exon 23× of a PLCB1 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 23, exon 3× of PRPF3 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 3, exon 9× of PRPF31 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 9, exon 1× of a RAI1 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 1, exon 5× of RBFOX2 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 5, exon 13× of SCN2A NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 13, exon 6× of SCN3A NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 6, exon 7× of SCN3A NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 7, exon 4× of SCN8A NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 4, exon 6× of SCN8A NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 6, exon 20× of SCN8A NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 20, exon 6× of SCN9A NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 6, exon 24× of SHANK3 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 24, exon 3× of a SLC25A13 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 3, exon 6× of a SLC25A13 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 6, exon 9× of a SLC25A13 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 9, exon 11× of a SLC25A13 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 11, exon 13× of a SLC25A13 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 13, exon 1× of SLC6A1 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 1, exon 12× of a SPTAN1 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 12, exon 10× of a TEK NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 10, exon 15× of a TEK NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 15, exon 1× of TOPORS NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 1, exon 11× of a TSC2 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 11, exon 30× of a TSC2 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 30, exon 1× of UBE3A NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 1, or exon 7× of a VCAN NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 7. In some embodiments, the ASOtargets exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 243564285 243564388) of AKT3; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr19 13236449 13236618) of CACNA1A; exon (GRCh38/hg38:chr21 43059730 43060012) of CBS; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 207775610207775745) of CD46; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 196675450 196675529) of CFH;exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr15 92998149 92998261) of CHD2; exon (GRCh38/hg38:chr16 28479644 28479765) of CLN3; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr6 3318363433183698) of COL11A2; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227296487 227296526) ofCOL4A3; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227144653 227144833) of COL4A4; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227015283 227015360) of COL4A4; exon (GRCh38/hg38:chr1 207637688 207637848) of CR1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr19 4783540347835579) of CRX; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 59904366 59904516) of CYP2J2;exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 26442335 26442372) of DHDDS; exon (GRCh38/hg38:chr1 28230131 28230252) of DNAJC8; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr2 8858275588582824) of EIF2AK3; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr17 64102673 64102804) ofERN1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 23798311 23798484) of GALE; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chrX 109383365 109383446) of GUCY2F; exon (GRCh38/hg38:chrX 109439038 109439175) of GUCY2F; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr15 7236237672362466) of HEXA; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr15 72345677 72345776) of HEXA;exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr16 30115595 30115645) of MAPK3; exon (GRCh38/hg38:chr2 148460219 148460304) of MBD5; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148490695148490787) of MBD5; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148505761 148505830) ofMBD5; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr6 49436522 49436597) of MUT; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr19 50230825 50230999) of MYH14; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr675867431 75867523) of MYO6; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr17 31249955 31250125)of NF1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr22 29628658 29628773) of NF2; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr5 37048127 37048354) of NIPBL; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr12100499841 100500024) of NR1H4; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177169394177169559) of NSD1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177200761 177200783) ofNSD1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177247924 177248079) of NSD1; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177275947 177276101) of NSD1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr3193628509 193628616) of OPA1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr3 193603500193603557) of OPA1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr13 100305751 100305834) ofPCCA; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr12 32894516 32894778) of PKP2; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr22 46203575 46203752) of PPARA; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr1150327557 150327652) of PRPF3; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 150330401150330498) of PRPF3; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr2 165327155 165327202) ofSCN2A; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr12 51688758 51688849) of SCN8A; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr12 51780202 51780271) of SCN8A; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr2166304238 166304329) of SCN9A; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr7 8079485480794957) of SEMA3C; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr7 85059498 85059541) ofSEMA3D; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr11 225673 226081) of SIRT3; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr19 1216268 1216398) of STK11; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr191221621 1221846) of STK11; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr6 33448789 33448868) ofSYNGAP1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr9 32551365 32551469) of TOPORS; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr5 83544965 83545070) of VCAN.

In some embodiments, the ASO targets a sequence about 1500 nucleotides,about 1000 nucleotides, about 800 nucleotides, about 700 nucleotides,about 600 nucleotides, about 500 nucleotides, about 400 nucleotides,about 300 nucleotides, about 200 nucleotides, about 100 nucleotides,about 80 nucleotides, about 70 nucleotides, about 60 nucleotides, about50 nucleotides upstream (or 5′) from the 5′ end of exon 8× of ABCB4,exon 9× of ASS1, exon 16× of ATP8B1, exon 1× of BAG3, exon 31× ofCACNA1A, exon 36× of CACNA1A, exon 37× of CACNA1A, exon 3× of CBS, exon12× of CBS, exon 1× of CD55, exon 16× of CDKL5, exon 3× of CFH, exon 30×of CHD2, exon 4× of CHRNA7, exon 1× of CISD2, exon 15× of CLN3, exon 11×of COL4A3, exon 41× of COL4A3, exon 22× of COL4A4, exon 44× of COL4A4,exon 20× of DEPDC5, exon 2× of DHDDS, exon 3× of ELOVL4, exon 5× of FAH,exon 4× of FXN, exon 4× of GALE, exon 3× of GBE1, exon 11× of GRIN2A,exon 1× of GRN, exon 2× of HEXA, exon 2× of KANSL1, exon 1× of KCNQ2,exon 50× of KMT2D, exon 8× of MAPK3, exon 13× of MBD5, exon 2× of MECP2,exon 11× of MUT, exon 31× of NF1, exon 7× of NIPBL, exon 38× of NIPBL,exon 11× of NSD1, exon 6× of OPA1, exon 28× of OPA1, exon 1× of OPTN,exon 1× of PCCA, exon 5× of PCCB, exon 6× of PCCB, exon 4× of PKP2, exon23× of PLCB1, exon 3× of PRPF3, exon 9× of PRPF31, exon 1× of RAI1, exon5× of RBFOX2, exon 13× of SCN2A, exon 6× of SCN3A, exon 7× of SCN3A,exon 4× of SCN8A, exon 6× of SCN8A, exon 20× of SCN8A, exon 6× of SCN9A,exon 24× of SHANK3, exon 3× of SLC25A13, exon 6× of SLC25A13, exon 9× ofSLC25A13, exon 11× of SLC25A13, exon 13× of SLC25A13, exon 1× of SLC6A1,exon 12× of SPTAN1, exon 10× of TEK, exon 15× of TEK, exon 1× of TOPORS,exon 11× of TSC2, exon 30× of TSC2, exon 1× of UBE3A, or exon 7× ofVCAN. In some embodiments, the ASO targets a sequence about 1500nucleotides, about 1000 nucleotides, about 800 nucleotides, about 700nucleotides, about 600 nucleotides, about 500 nucleotides, about 400nucleotides, about 300 nucleotides, about 200 nucleotides, about 100nucleotides, about 80 nucleotides, about 70 nucleotides, about 60nucleotides, about 50 nucleotides upstream (or 5′) from GRCh38/hg38:chr1 243564388 of AKT3; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 13236618 of CACNA1A;GRCh38/hg38: chr21 43060012 of CBS; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 207775610 of CD46;GRCh38/hg38: chr1 196675450 of CFH; GRCh38/hg38: chr15 92998149 of CHD2;GRCh38/hg38: chr16 28479765 of CLN3; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 33183698 ofCOL11A2; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227296487 of COL4A3; GRCh38/hg38: chr2227144833 of COL4A4; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227015360 of COL4A4; GRCh38/hg38:chr1 207637688 of CR1; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 47835403 of CRX; GRCh38/hg38:chr1 59904516 of CYP2J2; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 26442335 of DHDDS;GRCh38/hg38: chr1 28230252 of DNAJC8; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 88582824 ofEIF2AK3; GRCh38/hg38: chr17 64102804 of ERN1; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 23798484of GALE; GRCh38/hg38: chrX 109383446 of GUCY2F; GRCh38/hg38: chrX109439175 of GUCY2F; GRCh38/hg38: chr15 72362466 of HEXA; GRCh38/hg38:chr15 72345776 of HEXA; GRCh38/hg38: chr16 30115645 of MAPK3;GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148460219 of MBD5; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148490695 ofMBD5; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148505761 of MBD5; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 49436597 ofMUT; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 50230825 of MYH14; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 75867431 ofMYO6; GRCh38/hg38: chr17 31249955 of NF1; GRCh38/hg38: chr22 29628658 ofNF2; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 37048127 of NIPBL; GRCh38/hg38: chr12 100499841of NR1H4; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177169394 of NSD1; GRCh38/hg38: chr5177200761 of NSD1; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177247924 of NSD1; GRCh38/hg38:chr5 177275947 of NSD1; GRCh38/hg38: chr3 193628509 of OPA1;GRCh38/hg38: chr3 193603500 of OPA1; GRCh38/hg38: chr13 100305751 ofPCCA; GRCh38/hg38: chr12 32894778 of PKP2; GRCh38/hg38: chr22 46203575of PPARA; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 150327557 of PRPF3; GRCh38/hg38: chr1150330401 of PRPF3; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 165327155 of SCN2A; GRCh38/hg38:chr12 51688758 of SCN8A; GRCh38/hg38: chr12 51780202 of SCN8A;GRCh38/hg38: chr2 166304329 of SCN9A; GRCh38/hg38: chr7 80794957 ofSEMA3C; GRCh38/hg38: chr7 85059541 of SEMA3D; GRCh38/hg38: chr11 226081of SIRT3; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 1216268 of STK11; GRCh38/hg38: chr191221621 of STK11; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 33448789 of SYNGAP1; GRCh38/hg38:chr9 32551469 of TOPORS; or GRCh38/hg38: chr5 83544965 of VCAN.

In some embodiments, the ASO targets a sequence at most about 1500nucleotides, about 1000 nucleotides, about 800 nucleotides, about 700nucleotides, about 600 nucleotides, about 500 nucleotides, about 400nucleotides, about 300 nucleotides, about 200 nucleotides, about 100nucleotides, about 80 nucleotides, about 70 nucleotides, about 60nucleotides, about 50 nucleotides upstream (or 5′) from the 5′ end ofexon 8× of ABCB4, exon 9× of ASS1, exon 16× of ATP8B1, exon 1× of BAG3,exon 31× of CACNA1A, exon 36× of CACNA1A, exon 37× of CACNA1A, exon 3×of CBS, exon 12× of CBS, exon 1× of CD55, exon 16× of CDKL5, exon 3× ofCFH, exon 30× of CHD2, exon 4× of CHRNA7, exon 1× of CISD2, exon 15× ofCLN3, exon 11× of COL4A3, exon 41× of COL4A3, exon 22× of COL4A4, exon44× of COL4A4, exon 20× of DEPDC5, exon 2× of DHDDS, exon 3× of ELOVL4,exon 5× of FAH, exon 4× of FXN, exon 4× of GALE, exon 3× of GBE1, exon11× of GRIN2A, exon 1× of GRN, exon 2× of HEXA, exon 2× of KANSL1, exon1× of KCNQ2, exon 50× of KMT2D, exon 8× of MAPK3, exon 13× of MBD5, exon2× of MECP2, exon 11× of MUT, exon 31× of NF1, exon 7× of NIPBL, exon38× of NIPBL, exon 11× of NSD1, exon 6× of OPA1, exon 28× of OPA1, exon1× of OPTN, exon 1× of PCCA, exon 5× of PCCB, exon 6× of PCCB, exon 4×of PKP2, exon 23× of PLCB1, exon 3× of PRPF3, exon 9× of PRPF31, exon 1×of RAI1, exon 5× of RBFOX2, exon 13× of SCN2A, exon 6× of SCN3A, exon 7×of SCN3A, exon 4× of SCN8A, exon 6× of SCN8A, exon 20× of SCN8A, exon 6×of SCN9A, exon 24× of SHANK3, exon 3× of SLC25A13, exon 6× of SLC25A13,exon 9× of SLC25A13, exon 11× of SLC25A13, exon 13× of SLC25A13, exon 1×of SLC6A1, exon 12× of SPTAN1, exon 10× of TEK, exon 15× of TEK, exon 1×of TOPORS, exon 11× of TSC2, exon 30× of TSC2, exon 1× of UBE3A, or exon7× of VCAN. In some embodiments, the ASO targets a sequence at mostabout 1500 nucleotides, about 1000 nucleotides, about 800 nucleotides,about 700 nucleotides, about 600 nucleotides, about 500 nucleotides,about 400 nucleotides, about 300 nucleotides, about 200 nucleotides,about 100 nucleotides, about 80 nucleotides, about 70 nucleotides, about60 nucleotides, about 50 nucleotides upstream (or 5′) from GRCh38/hg38:chr1 243564388 of AKT3; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 13236618 of CACNA1A;GRCh38/hg38: chr21 43060012 of CBS; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 207775610 of CD46;GRCh38/hg38: chr1 196675450 of CFH; GRCh38/hg38: chr15 92998149 of CHD2;GRCh38/hg38: chr16 28479765 of CLN3; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 33183698 ofCOL11A2; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227296487 of COL4A3; GRCh38/hg38: chr2227144833 of COL4A4; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227015360 of COL4A4; GRCh38/hg38:chr1 207637688 of CR1; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 47835403 of CRX; GRCh38/hg38:chr1 59904516 of CYP2J2; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 26442335 of DHDDS;GRCh38/hg38: chr1 28230252 of DNAJC8; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 88582824 ofEIF2AK3; GRCh38/hg38: chr17 64102804 of ERN1; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 23798484of GALE; GRCh38/hg38: chrX 109383446 of GUCY2F; GRCh38/hg38: chrX109439175 of GUCY2F; GRCh38/hg38: chr15 72362466 of HEXA; GRCh38/hg38:chr15 72345776 of HEXA; GRCh38/hg38: chr16 30115645 of MAPK3;GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148460219 of MBD5; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148490695 ofMBD5; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148505761 of MBD5; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 49436597 ofMUT; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 50230825 of MYH14; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 75867431 ofMYO6; GRCh38/hg38: chr17 31249955 of NF1; GRCh38/hg38: chr22 29628658 ofNF2; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 37048127 of NIPBL; GRCh38/hg38: chr12 100499841of NR1H4; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177169394 of NSD1; GRCh38/hg38: chr5177200761 of NSD1; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177247924 of NSD1; GRCh38/hg38:chr5 177275947 of NSD1; GRCh38/hg38: chr3 193628509 of OPA1;GRCh38/hg38: chr3 193603500 of OPA1; GRCh38/hg38: chr13 100305751 ofPCCA; GRCh38/hg38: chr12 32894778 of PKP2; GRCh38/hg38: chr22 46203575of PPARA; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 150327557 of PRPF3; GRCh38/hg38: chr1150330401 of PRPF3; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 165327155 of SCN2A; GRCh38/hg38:chr12 51688758 of SCN8A; GRCh38/hg38: chr12 51780202 of SCN8A;GRCh38/hg38: chr2 166304329 of SCN9A; GRCh38/hg38: chr7 80794957 ofSEMA3C; GRCh38/hg38: chr7 85059541 of SEMA3D; GRCh38/hg38: chr11 226081of SIRT3; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 1216268 of STK11; GRCh38/hg38: chr191221621 of STK11; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 33448789 of SYNGAP1; GRCh38/hg38:chr9 32551469 of TOPORS; or GRCh38/hg38: chr5 83544965 of VCAN.

In some embodiments, the ASO targets a sequence about 1500 nucleotides,about 1000 nucleotides, about 800 nucleotides, about 700 nucleotides,about 600 nucleotides, about 500 nucleotides, about 400 nucleotides,about 300 nucleotides, about 200 nucleotides, about 100 nucleotides,about 80 nucleotides, about 70 nucleotides, about 60 nucleotides, about50 nucleotides downstream (or 3′) from the 3′ end of exon 8× of ABCB4,exon 9× of ASS1, exon 16× of ATP8B1, exon 1× of BAG3, exon 31× ofCACNA1A, exon 36× of CACNA1A, exon 37× of CACNA1A, exon 3× of CBS, exon12× of CBS, exon 1× of CD55, exon 16× of CDKL5, exon 3× of CFH, exon 30×of CHD2, exon 4× of CHRNA7, exon 1× of CISD2, exon 15× of CLN3, exon 11×of COL4A3, exon 41× of COL4A3, exon 22× of COL4A4, exon 44× of COL4A4,exon 20× of DEPDC5, exon 2× of DHDDS, exon 3× of ELOVL4, exon 5× of FAH,exon 4× of FXN, exon 4× of GALE, exon 3× of GBE1, exon 11× of GRIN2A,exon 1× of GRN, exon 2× of HEXA, exon 2× of KANSL1, exon 1× of KCNQ2,exon 50× of KMT2D, exon 8× of MAPK3, exon 13× of MBD5, exon 2× of MECP2,exon 11× of MUT, exon 31× of NF1, exon 7× of NIPBL, exon 38× of NIPBL,exon 11× of NSD1, exon 6× of OPA1, exon 28× of OPA1, exon 1× of OPTN,exon 1× of PCCA, exon 5× of PCCB, exon 6× of PCCB, exon 4× of PKP2, exon23× of PLCB1, exon 3× of PRPF3, exon 9× of PRPF31, exon 1× of RAI1, exon5× of RBFOX2, exon 13× of SCN2A, exon 6× of SCN3A, exon 7× of SCN3A,exon 4× of SCN8A, exon 6× of SCN8A, exon 20× of SCN8A, exon 6× of SCN9A,exon 24× of SHANK3, exon 3× of SLC25A13, exon 6× of SLC25A13, exon 9× ofSLC25A13, exon 11× of SLC25A13, exon 13× of SLC25A13, exon 1× of SLC6A1,exon 12× of SPTAN1, exon 10× of TEK, exon 15× of TEK, exon 1× of TOPORS,exon 11× of TSC2, exon 30× of TSC2, exon 1× of UBE3A, or exon 7× ofVCAN. In some embodiments, the ASO targets a sequence about 1500nucleotides, about 1000 nucleotides, about 800 nucleotides, about 700nucleotides, about 600 nucleotides, about 500 nucleotides, about 400nucleotides, about 300 nucleotides, about 200 nucleotides, about 100nucleotides, about 80 nucleotides, about 70 nucleotides, about 60nucleotides, about 50 nucleotides downstream (or 3′) from GRCh38/hg38:chr1 243564285 of AKT3; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 13236449 of CACNA1A;GRCh38/hg38: chr21 43059730 of CBS; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 207775745 of CD46;GRCh38/hg38: chr1 196675529 of CFH; GRCh38/hg38: chr15 92998261 of CHD2;GRCh38/hg38: chr16 28479644 of CLN3; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 33183634 ofCOL11A2; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227296526 of COL4A3; GRCh38/hg38: chr2227144653 of COL4A4; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227015283 of COL4A4; GRCh38/hg38:chr1 207637848 of CR1; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 47835579 of CRX; GRCh38/hg38:chr1 59904366 of CYP2J2; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 26442372 of DHDDS;GRCh38/hg38: chr1 28230131 of DNAJC8; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 88582755 ofEIF2AK3; GRCh38/hg38: chr17 64102673 of ERN1; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 23798311of GALE; GRCh38/hg38: chrX 109383365 of GUCY2F; GRCh38/hg38: chrX109439038 of GUCY2F; GRCh38/hg38: chr15 72362376 of HEXA; GRCh38/hg38:chr15 72345677 of HEXA; GRCh38/hg38: chr16 30115595 of MAPK3;GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148460304 of MBD5; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148490787 ofMBD5; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148505830 of MBD5; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 49436522 ofMUT; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 50230999 of MYH14; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 75867523 ofMYO6; GRCh38/hg38: chr17 31250125 of NF1; GRCh38/hg38: chr22 29628773 ofNF2; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 37048354 of NIPBL; GRCh38/hg38: chr12 100500024of NR1H4; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177169559 of NSD1; GRCh38/hg38: chr5177200783 of NSD1; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177248079 of NSD1; GRCh38/hg38:chr5 177276101 of NSD1; GRCh38/hg38: chr3 193628616 of OPA1;GRCh38/hg38: chr3 193603557 of OPA1; GRCh38/hg38: chr13 100305834 ofPCCA; GRCh38/hg38: chr12 32894516 of PKP2; GRCh38/hg38: chr22 46203752of PPARA; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 150327652 of PRPF3; GRCh38/hg38: chr1150330498 of PRPF3; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 165327202 of SCN2A; GRCh38/hg38:chr12 51688849 of SCN8A; GRCh38/hg38: chr12 51780271 of SCN8A;GRCh38/hg38: chr2 166304238 of SCN9A; GRCh38/hg38: chr7 80794854 ofSEMA3C; GRCh38/hg38: chr7 85059498 of SEMA3D; GRCh38/hg38: chr11 225673of SIRT3; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 1216398 of STK11; GRCh38/hg38: chr191221846 of STK11; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 33448868 of SYNGAP1; GRCh38/hg38:chr9 32551365 of TOPORS; or GRCh38/hg38: chr5 83545070 of VCAN.

In some embodiments, the ASO targets a sequence at most about 1500nucleotides, about 1000 nucleotides, about 800 nucleotides, about 700nucleotides, about 600 nucleotides, about 500 nucleotides, about 400nucleotides, about 300 nucleotides, about 200 nucleotides, about 100nucleotides, about 80 nucleotides, about 70 nucleotides, about 60nucleotides, about 50 nucleotides downstream (or 3′) from the 3′ end ofexon 8× of ABCB4, exon 9× of ASS1, exon 16× of ATP8B1, exon 1× of BAG3,exon 31× of CACNA1A, exon 36× of CACNA1A, exon 37× of CACNA1A, exon 3×of CBS, exon 12× of CBS, exon 1× of CD55, exon 16× of CDKL5, exon 3× ofCFH, exon 30× of CHD2, exon 4× of CHRNA7, exon 1× of CISD2, exon 15× ofCLN3, exon 11× of COL4A3, exon 41× of COL4A3, exon 22× of COL4A4, exon44× of COL4A4, exon 20× of DEPDC5, exon 2× of DHDDS, exon 3× of ELOVL4,exon 5× of FAH, exon 4× of FXN, exon 4× of GALE, exon 3× of GBE1, exon11× of GRIN2A, exon 1× of GRN, exon 2× of HEXA, exon 2× of KANSL1, exon1× of KCNQ2, exon 50× of KMT2D, exon 8× of MAPK3, exon 13× of MBD5, exon2× of MECP2, exon 11× of MUT, exon 31× of NF1, exon 7× of NIPBL, exon38× of NIPBL, exon 11× of NSD1, exon 6× of OPA1, exon 28× of OPA1, exon1× of OPTN, exon 1× of PCCA, exon 5× of PCCB, exon 6× of PCCB, exon 4×of PKP2, exon 23× of PLCB1, exon 3× of PRPF3, exon 9× of PRPF31, exon 1×of RAI1, exon 5× of RBFOX2, exon 13× of SCN2A, exon 6× of SCN3A, exon 7×of SCN3A, exon 4× of SCN8A, exon 6× of SCN8A, exon 20× of SCN8A, exon 6×of SCN9A, exon 24× of SHANK3, exon 3× of SLC25A13, exon 6× of SLC25A13,exon 9× of SLC25A13, exon 11× of SLC25A13, exon 13× of SLC25A13, exon 1×of SLC6A1, exon 12× of SPTAN1, exon 10× of TEK, exon 15× of TEK, exon 1×of TOPORS, exon 11× of TSC2, exon 30× of TSC2, exon 1× of UBE3A, or exon7× of VCAN. In some embodiments, the ASO targets a sequence at mostabout 1500 nucleotides, about 1000 nucleotides, about 800 nucleotides,about 700 nucleotides, about 600 nucleotides, about 500 nucleotides,about 400 nucleotides, about 300 nucleotides, about 200 nucleotides,about 100 nucleotides, about 80 nucleotides, about 70 nucleotides, about60 nucleotides, about 50 nucleotides downstream (or 3′) fromGRCh38/hg38: chr1 243564285 of AKT3; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 13236449 ofCACNA1A; GRCh38/hg38: chr21 43059730 of CBS; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 207775745of CD46; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 196675529 of CFH; GRCh38/hg38: chr15 92998261of CHD2; GRCh38/hg38: chr16 28479644 of CLN3; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 33183634of COL11A2; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227296526 of COL4A3; GRCh38/hg38: chr2227144653 of COL4A4; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227015283 of COL4A4; GRCh38/hg38:chr1 207637848 of CR1; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 47835579 of CRX; GRCh38/hg38:chr1 59904366 of CYP2J2; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 26442372 of DHDDS;GRCh38/hg38: chr1 28230131 of DNAJC8; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 88582755 ofEIF2AK3; GRCh38/hg38: chr17 64102673 of ERN1; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 23798311of GALE; GRCh38/hg38: chrX 109383365 of GUCY2F; GRCh38/hg38: chrX109439038 of GUCY2F; GRCh38/hg38: chr15 72362376 of HEXA; GRCh38/hg38:chr15 72345677 of HEXA; GRCh38/hg38: chr16 30115595 of MAPK3;GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148460304 of MBD5; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148490787 ofMBD5; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148505830 of MBD5; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 49436522 ofMUT; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 50230999 of MYH14; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 75867523 ofMYO6; GRCh38/hg38: chr17 31250125 of NF1; GRCh38/hg38: chr22 29628773 ofNF2; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 37048354 of NIPBL; GRCh38/hg38: chr12 100500024of NR1H4; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177169559 of NSD1; GRCh38/hg38: chr5177200783 of NSD1; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177248079 of NSD1; GRCh38/hg38:chr5 177276101 of NSD1; GRCh38/hg38: chr3 193628616 of OPA1;GRCh38/hg38: chr3 193603557 of OPA1; GRCh38/hg38: chr13 100305834 ofPCCA; GRCh38/hg38: chr12 32894516 of PKP2; GRCh38/hg38: chr22 46203752of PPARA; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 150327652 of PRPF3; GRCh38/hg38: chr1150330498 of PRPF3; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 165327202 of SCN2A; GRCh38/hg38:chr12 51688849 of SCN8A; GRCh38/hg38: chr12 51780271 of SCN8A;GRCh38/hg38: chr2 166304238 of SCN9A; GRCh38/hg38: chr7 80794854 ofSEMA3C; GRCh38/hg38: chr7 85059498 of SEMA3D; GRCh38/hg38: chr11 225673of SIRT3; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 1216398 of STK11; GRCh38/hg38: chr191221846 of STK11; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 33448868 of SYNGAP1; GRCh38/hg38:chr9 32551365 of TOPORS; or GRCh38/hg38: chr5 83545070 of VCAN.

In some embodiments, the ASO has a sequence complementary to thetargeted portion of the NMD exon mRNA according to any one of SEQ IDNOs: 60-191.

In some embodiments, the ASO targets a sequence upstream from the 5′ endof an NIE. For example, ASOs targeting a sequence upstream from the 5′end of an NIE (e.g. exon 8× of ABCB4, exon 9× of ASS1, exon 16× ofATP8B1, exon 1× of BAG3, exon 31× of CACNA1A, exon 36× of CACNA1A, exon37× of CACNA1A, exon 3× of CBS, exon 12× of CBS, exon 1× of CD55, exon16× of CDKL5, exon 3× of CFH, exon 30× of CHD2, exon 4× of CHRNA7, exon1× of CISD2, exon 15× of CLN3, exon 11× of COL4A3, exon 41× of COL4A3,exon 22× of COL4A4, exon 44× of COL4A4, exon 20× of DEPDC5, exon 2× ofDHDDS, exon 3× of ELOVL4, exon 5× of FAH, exon 4× of FXN, exon 4× ofGALE, exon 3× of GBE1, exon 11× of GRIN2A, exon 1× of GRN, exon 2× ofHEXA, exon 2× of KANSL1, exon 1× of KCNQ2, exon 50× of KMT2D, exon 8× ofMAPK3, exon 13× of MBD5, exon 2× of MECP2, exon 11× of MUT, exon 31× ofNF1, exon 7× of NIPBL, exon 38× of NIPBL, exon 11× of NSD1, exon 6× ofOPA1, exon 28× of OPA1, exon 1× of OPTN, exon 1× of PCCA, exon 5× ofPCCB, exon 6× of PCCB, exon 4× of PKP2, exon 23× of PLCB1, exon 3× ofPRPF3, exon 9× of PRPF31, exon 1× of RAI1, exon 5× of RBFOX2, exon 13×of SCN2A, exon 6× of SCN3A, exon 7× of SCN3A, exon 4× of SCN8A, exon 6×of SCN8A, exon 20× of SCN8A, exon 6× of SCN9A, exon 24× of SHANK3, exon3× of SLC25A13, exon 6× of SLC25A13, exon 9× of SLC25A13, exon 11× ofSLC25A13, exon 13× of SLC25A13, exon 1× of SLC6A1, exon 12× of SPTAN1,exon 10× of TEK, exon 15× of TEK, exon 1× of TOPORS, exon 11× of TSC2,exon 30× of TSC2, exon 1× of UBE3A, or exon 7× of VCAN) comprises asequence that is at least about 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, or 100%complimentary to at least 8 contiguous nucleic acids of any one of SEQID NOs: 60-134. For example, ASOs targeting a sequence upstream from the5′ end of an NIE (e.g., exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 243564285 243564388) ofAKT3; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr19 13236449 13236618) of CACNA1A; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr21 43059730 43060012) of CBS; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr1207775610 207775745) of CD46; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 196675450196675529) of CFH; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr15 92998149 92998261) of CHD2;exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr16 28479644 28479765) of CLN3; exon (GRCh38/hg38:chr6 33183634 33183698) of COL11A2; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227296487227296526) of COL4A3; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227144653 227144833) ofCOL4A4; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227015283 227015360) of COL4A4; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr1 207637688 207637848) of CR1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr1947835403 47835579) of CRX; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 59904366 59904516) ofCYP2J2; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 26442335 26442372) of DHDDS; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr1 28230131 28230252) of DNAJC8; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr288582755 88582824) of EIF2AK3; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr17 6410267364102804) of ERN1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 23798311 23798484) of GALE;exon (GRCh38/hg38: chrX 109383365 109383446) of GUCY2F; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chrX 109439038 109439175) of GUCY2F; exon (GRCh38/hg38:chr15 72362376 72362466) of HEXA; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr15 7234567772345776) of HEXA; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr16 30115595 30115645) of MAPK3;exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148460219 148460304) of MBD5; exon (GRCh38/hg38:chr2 148490695 148490787) of MBD5; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148505761148505830) of MBD5; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr6 49436522 49436597) of MUT;exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr19 50230825 50230999) of MYH14; exon (GRCh38/hg38:chr6 75867431 75867523) of MYO6; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr17 3124995531250125) of NF1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr22 29628658 29628773) of NF2;exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr5 37048127 37048354) of NIPBL; exon (GRCh38/hg38:chr12 100499841 100500024) of NR1H4; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177169394177169559) of NSD1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177200761 177200783) ofNSD1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177247924 177248079) of NSD1; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177275947 177276101) of NSD1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr3193628509 193628616) of OPA1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr3 193603500193603557) of OPA1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr13 100305751 100305834) ofPCCA; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr12 32894516 32894778) of PKP2; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr22 46203575 46203752) of PPARA; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr1150327557 150327652) of PRPF3; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 150330401150330498) of PRPF3; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr2 165327155 165327202) ofSCN2A; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr12 51688758 51688849) of SCN8A; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr12 51780202 51780271) of SCN8A; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr2166304238 166304329) of SCN9A; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr7 8079485480794957) of SEMA3C; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr7 85059498 85059541) ofSEMA3D; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr11 225673 226081) of SIRT3; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr19 1216268 1216398) of STK11; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr191221621 1221846) of STK11; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr6 33448789 33448868) ofSYNGAP1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr9 32551365 32551469) of TOPORS; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr5 83544965 83545070) of VCAN) can comprise a sequencewith at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, or 100% sequence identity to anyone of SEQ ID NOs: 135-191.

In some embodiments, the ASOs target a sequence containing anexon-intron boundary (or junction). For example, ASOs targeting asequence containing an exon-intron boundary can comprise a sequence thatis at least about 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, or 100% complimentary to atleast 8 contiguous nucleic acids of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 60-191. Insome embodiments, the ASOs target a sequence downstream from the 3′ endof an NIE. For example, ASOs targeting a sequence downstream from the 3′end of an NIE (e.g. exon 8× of ABCB4, exon 9× of ASS1, exon 16× ofATP8B1, exon 1× of BAG3, exon 31× of CACNA1A, exon 36× of CACNA1A, exon37× of CACNA1A, exon 3× of CBS, exon 12× of CBS, exon 1× of CD55, exon16× of CDKL5, exon 3× of CFH, exon 30× of CHD2, exon 4× of CHRNA7, exon1× of CISD2, exon 15× of CLN3, exon 11× of COL4A3, exon 41× of COL4A3,exon 22× of COL4A4, exon 44× of COL4A4, exon 20× of DEPDC5, exon 2× ofDHDDS, exon 3× of ELOVL4, exon 5× of FAH, exon 4× of FXN, exon 4× ofGALE, exon 3× of GBE1, exon 11× of GRIN2A, exon 1× of GRN, exon 2× ofHEXA, exon 2× of KANSL1, exon 1× of KCNQ2, exon 50× of KMT2D, exon 8× ofMAPK3, exon 13× of MBD5, exon 2× of MECP2, exon 11× of MUT, exon 31× ofNF1, exon 7× of NIPBL, exon 38× of NIPBL, exon 11× of NSD1, exon 6× ofOPA1, exon 28× of OPA1, exon 1× of OPTN, exon 1× of PCCA, exon 5× ofPCCB, exon 6× of PCCB, exon 4× of PKP2, exon 23× of PLCB1, exon 3× ofPRPF3, exon 9× of PRPF31, exon 1× of RAI1, exon 5× of RBFOX2, exon 13×of SCN2A, exon 6× of SCN3A, exon 7× of SCN3A, exon 4× of SCN8A, exon 6×of SCN8A, exon 20× of SCN8A, exon 6× of SCN9A, exon 24× of SHANK3, exon3× of SLC25A13, exon 6× of SLC25A13, exon 9× of SLC25A13, exon 11× ofSLC25A13, exon 13× of SLC25A13, exon 1× of SLC6A1, exon 12× of SPTAN1,exon 10× of TEK, exon 15× of TEK, exon 1× of TOPORS, exon 11× of TSC2,exon 30× of TSC2, exon 1× of UBE3A, or exon 7× of VCAN) can comprise asequence with at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, or 100% sequenceidentity to any one of SEQ ID NOs: 60-134. For example, ASOs targeting asequence downstream from the 3′ end of an NIE (e.g., exon (GRCh38/hg38:chr1 243564285 243564388) of AKT3; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr19 1323644913236618) of CACNA1A; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr21 43059730 43060012) ofCBS; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 207775610 207775745) of CD46; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr1 196675450 196675529) of CFH; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr1592998149 92998261) of CHD2; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr16 28479644 28479765)of CLN3; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr6 33183634 33183698) of COL11A2; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227296487 227296526) of COL4A3; exon (GRCh38/hg38:chr2 227144653 227144833) of COL4A4; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227015283227015360) of COL4A4; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 207637688 207637848) ofCR1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr19 47835403 47835579) of CRX; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr1 59904366 59904516) of CYP2J2; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr126442335 26442372) of DHDDS; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 28230131 28230252)of DNAJC8; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr2 88582755 88582824) of EIF2AK3; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr17 64102673 64102804) of ERN1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr123798311 23798484) of GALE; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chrX 109383365 109383446)of GUCY2F; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chrX 109439038 109439175) of GUCY2F; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr15 72362376 72362466) of HEXA; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr1572345677 72345776) of HEXA; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr16 30115595 30115645)of MAPK3; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148460219 148460304) of MBD5; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148490695 148490787) of MBD5; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr2148505761 148505830) of MBD5; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr6 49436522 49436597)of MUT; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr19 50230825 50230999) of MYH14; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr6 75867431 75867523) of MYO6; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr1731249955 31250125) of NF1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr22 29628658 29628773)of NF2; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr5 37048127 37048354) of NIPBL; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr12 100499841 100500024) of NR1H4; exon (GRCh38/hg38:chr5 177169394 177169559) of NSD1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177200761177200783) of NSD1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177247924 177248079) ofNSD1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177275947 177276101) of NSD1; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr3 193628509 193628616) of OPA1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr3193603500 193603557) of OPA1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr13 100305751100305834) of PCCA; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr12 32894516 32894778) of PKP2;exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr22 46203575 46203752) of PPARA; exon (GRCh38/hg38:chr1 150327557 150327652) of PRPF3; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 150330401150330498) of PRPF3; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr2 165327155 165327202) ofSCN2A; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr12 51688758 51688849) of SCN8A; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr12 51780202 51780271) of SCN8A; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr2166304238 166304329) of SCN9A; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr7 8079485480794957) of SEMA3C; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr7 85059498 85059541) ofSEMA3D; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr11 225673 226081) of SIRT3; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr19 1216268 1216398) of STK11; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr191221846) of STK11; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr6 33448789 33448868) ofSYNGAP1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr9 32551365 32551469) of TOPORS; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr5 83544965 83545070) of VCAN) can comprise a sequencewith at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, or 100% sequence identity to anyone of SEQ ID NOs: 135-191. In some embodiments, ASOs target a sequencewithin an NIE.

In some embodiments, the ASO targets exon 8× of a ABCB4 NIE containingpre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 8, exon 9× of a ASS1 NIE containingpre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 9, exon 16× of a ATP8B1 NIE containingpre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 16, exon 1× of a BAG3 NIE containingpre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 1, exon 31× of a CACNA1A NIE containingpre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 31, exon 36× of a CACNA1A NIE containingpre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 36, exon 37× of a CACNA1A NIE containingpre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 37, exon 3× of a CBS NIE containingpre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 3, exon 12× of a CBS NIE containingpre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 12, exon 1× of a CD55 NIE containingpre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 1, exon 16× of a CDKL5 NIE containingpre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 16, exon 3× of CFH NIE containing pre-mRNAcomprising NIE exon 3, exon 30× of a CHD2 NIE containing pre-mRNAcomprising NIE exon 30, exon 4× of CHRNA7 NIE containing pre-mRNAcomprising NIE exon 4, exon 1× of CISD2 NIE containing pre-mRNAcomprising NIE exon 1, exon 15× of CLN3 NIE containing pre-mRNAcomprising NIE exon 15, exon 11× of a COL4A3 NIE containing pre-mRNAcomprising NIE exon 11, exon 41× of a COL4A3 NIE containing pre-mRNAcomprising NIE exon 41, exon 22× of a COL4A4 NIE containing pre-mRNAcomprising NIE exon 22, exon 44× of a COL4A4 NIE containing pre-mRNAcomprising NIE exon 44, exon 20× of DEPDC5 NIE containing pre-mRNAcomprising NIE exon 20, exon 2× of a DHDDS NIE containing pre-mRNAcomprising NIE exon 2, exon 3× of a ELOVL4 NIE containing pre-mRNAcomprising NIE exon 3, exon 5× of a FAH NIE containing pre-mRNAcomprising NIE exon 5, exon 4× of FXN NIE containing pre-mRNA comprisingNIE exon 4, exon 4× of a GALE NIE containing pre-mRNA comprising NIEexon 4, exon 3× of a GBE1 NIE containing pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 3,exon 11× of GRIN2A NIE containing pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 11, exon1× of GRN NIE containing pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 1, exon 2× of aHEXA NIE containing pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 2, exon 2× of a KANSL1NIE containing pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 2, exon 1× of a KCNQ2 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 1, exon 50× of a KMT2D NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 50, exon 8× of MAPK3 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 8, exon 13× of MBD5 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 13, exon 2× of a MECP2 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 2, exon 11× of MUT NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 11, exon 31× of NF1 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 31, exon 7× of a NIPBL NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 7, exon 38× of a NIPBL NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 38, exon 11× of a NSD1 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 11, exon 6× of a OPA1 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 6, exon 28× of a OPA1 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 28, exon 1× of OPTN NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 1, exon 1× of PCCA NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 1, exon 5× of a PCCB NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 5, exon 6× of a PCCB NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 6, exon 4× of a PKP2 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 4, exon 23× of a PLCB1 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 23, exon 3× of PRPF3 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 3, exon 9× of PRPF31 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 9, exon 1× of a RAI1 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 1, exon 5× of RBFOX2 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 5, exon 13× of SCN2A NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 13, exon 6× of SCN3A NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 6, exon 7× of SCN3A NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 7, exon 4× of SCN8A NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 4, exon 6× of SCN8A NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 6, exon 20× of SCN8A NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 20, exon 6× of SCN9A NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 6, exon 24× of SHANK3 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 24, exon 3× of a SLC25A13 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 3, exon 6× of a SLC25A13 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 6, exon 9× of a SLC25A13 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 9, exon 11× of a SLC25A13 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 11, exon 13× of a SLC25A13 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 13, exon 1× of SLC6A1 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 1, exon 12× of a SPTAN1 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 12, exon 10× of a TEK NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 10, exon 15× of a TEK NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 15, exon 1× of TOPORS NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 1, exon 11× of a TSC2 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 11, exon 30× of a TSC2 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 30, exon 1× of UBE3A NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 1, or exon 7× of a VCAN NIEcontaining pre-mRNA comprising NIE exon 7. In some embodiments, the ASOtargets a sequence downstream (or 3′) from the 5′ end of the exon 8× ofABCB4, exon 9× of ASS1, exon 16× of ATP8B1, exon 1× of BAG3, exon 31× ofCACNA1A, exon 36× of CACNA1A, exon 37× of CACNA1A, exon 3× of CBS, exon12× of CBS, exon 1× of CD55, exon 16× of CDKL5, exon 3× of CFH, exon 30×of CHD2, exon 4× of CHRNA7, exon 1× of CISD2, exon 15× of CLN3, exon 11×of COL4A3, exon 41× of COL4A3, exon 22× of COL4A4, exon 44× of COL4A4,exon 20× of DEPDC5, exon 2× of DHDDS, exon 3× of ELOVL4, exon 5× of FAH,exon 4× of FXN, exon 4× of GALE, exon 3× of GBE1, exon 11× of GRIN2A,exon 1× of GRN, exon 2× of HEXA, exon 2× of KANSL1, exon 1× of KCNQ2,exon 50× of KMT2D, exon 8× of MAPK3, exon 13× of MBD5, exon 2× of MECP2,exon 11× of MUT, exon 31× of NF1, exon 7× of NIPBL, exon 38× of NIPBL,exon 11× of NSD1, exon 6× of OPA1, exon 28× of OPA1, exon 1× of OPTN,exon 1× of PCCA, exon 5× of PCCB, exon 6× of PCCB, exon 4× of PKP2, exon23× of PLCB1, exon 3× of PRPF3, exon 9× of PRPF31, exon 1× of RAI1, exon5× of RBFOX2, exon 13× of SCN2A, exon 6× of SCN3A, exon 7× of SCN3A,exon 4× of SCN8A, exon 6× of SCN8A, exon 20× of SCN8A, exon 6× of SCN9A,exon 24× of SHANK3, exon 3× of SLC25A13, exon 6× of SLC25A13, exon 9× ofSLC25A13, exon 11× of SLC25A13, exon 13× of SLC25A13, exon 1× of SLC6A1,exon 12× of SPTAN1, exon 10× of TEK, exon 15× of TEK, exon 1× of TOPORS,exon 11× of TSC2, exon 30× of TSC2, exon 1× of UBE3A, or exon 7× of VCANpre-mRNA. In some embodiments, the ASO targets an exon 20× sequenceupstream (or 5′) from the 3′ end of the exon 8× of ABCB4, exon 9× ofASS1, exon 16× of ATP8B1, exon 1× of BAG3, exon 31× of CACNA1A, exon 36×of CACNA1A, exon 37× of CACNA1A, exon 3× of CBS, exon 12× of CBS, exon1× of CD55, exon 16× of CDKL5, exon 3× of CFH, exon 30× of CHD2, exon 4×of CHRNA7, exon 1× of CISD2, exon 15× of CLN3, exon 11× of COL4A3, exon41× of COL4A3, exon 22× of COL4A4, exon 44× of COL4A4, exon 20× ofDEPDC5, exon 2× of DHDDS, exon 3× of ELOVL4, exon 5× of FAH, exon 4× ofFXN, exon 4× of GALE, exon 3× of GBE1, exon 11× of GRIN2A, exon 1× ofGRN, exon 2× of HEXA, exon 2× of KANSL1, exon 1× of KCNQ2, exon 50× ofKMT2D, exon 8× of MAPK3, exon 13× of MBD5, exon 2× of MECP2, exon 11× ofMUT, exon 31× of NF1, exon 7× of NIPBL, exon 38× of NIPBL, exon 11× ofNSD1, exon 6× of OPA1, exon 28× of OPA1, exon 1× of OPTN, exon 1× ofPCCA, exon 5× of PCCB, exon 6× of PCCB, exon 4× of PKP2, exon 23× ofPLCB1, exon 3× of PRPF3, exon 9× of PRPF31, exon 1× of RAI1, exon 5× ofRBFOX2, exon 13× of SCN2A, exon 6× of SCN3A, exon 7× of SCN3A, exon 4×of SCN8A, exon 6× of SCN8A, exon 20× of SCN8A, exon 6× of SCN9A, exon24× of SHANK3, exon 3× of SLC25A13, exon 6× of SLC25A13, exon 9× ofSLC25A13, exon 11× of SLC25A13, exon 13× of SLC25A13, exon 1× of SLC6A1,exon 12× of SPTAN1, exon 10× of TEK, exon 15× of TEK, exon 1× of TOPORS,exon 11× of TSC2, exon 30× of TSC2, exon 1× of UBE3A, or exon 7× of VCANpre-mRNA.

In some embodiments, the targeted portion of the ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1,BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3,COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA,KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1,OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A,SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6AJ, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS,TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6,NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NRIH4, STK11, PPARA,CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 NIE containing pre-mRNA is in intron 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24,25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42,43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, or 50. In some embodiments, hybridization ofan ASO to the targeted portion of the NIE pre-mRNA results in exonskipping of at least one of NIE within intron 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27,28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45,46, 47, 48, 49, or 50, and subsequently increases ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1,BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3,COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA,KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1,OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A,SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS,TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6,NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA,CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein production. In some embodiments, the targetedportion of the ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5,CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4,FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3,MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1,PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6AJ, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, or VCAN NIEcontaining pre-mRNA is in intron 8 of ABCB4, intron 9 of ASS1, intron 16of ATP8B1, intron 1 of BAG3, intron 31 of CACNA1A, intron 36 of CACNA1A,intron 37 of CACNA1A, intron 3 of CBS, intron 12 of CBS, intron 1 ofCD55, intron 16 of CDKL5, intron 3 of CFH, intron 30 of CHD2, intron 4of CHRNA7, intron 1 of CISD2, intron 15 of CLN3, intron 11 of COL4A3,intron 41 of COL4A3, intron 22 of COL4A4, intron 44 of COL4A4, intron 20of DEPDC5, intron 2 of DHDDS, intron 3 of ELOVL4, intron 5 of FAH,intron 4 of FN, intron 4 of GALE, intron 3 of GBE1, intron 11 of GRIN2A,intron 1 of GRN, intron 2 of HEA, intron 2 of KANSL1, intron 50 ofKMT2D, intron 8 of MAPK3, intron 13 of MBD5, intron 2 of MECP2, intron11 of MUT, intron 31 of NF1, intron 7 of NIPBL, intron 38 of NIPBL,intron 11 of NSD1, intron 6 of OPA1, intron 28 of OPA1, intron 1 ofOPTN, intron 1 of PCCA, intron 5 of PCCB, intron 6 of PCCB, intron 4 ofPKP2, intron 23 of PLCB1, intron 3 of PRPF3, intron 9 of PRPF31, intron1 of RAI1, intron 5 of RBFO2, intron 13 of SCN2A, intron 6 of SCN3A,intron 7 of SCN3A, intron 4 of SCN8A, intron 6 of SCN8A, intron 20 ofSCN8A, intron 6 of SCN9A, intron 24 of SHANK3, intron 3 of SLC25A13,intron 6 of SLC25A13, intron 9 of SLC25A13, intron 11 of SLC25A13,intron 13 of SLC25A13, intron 1 of SLC6A1, intron 12 of SPTAN1, intron10 of TEK, intron 15 of TEK, intron 1 of TOPORS, intron 11 of TSC2,intron 30 of TSC2, intron 1 of UBE3A, or intron 7 of VCAN. In someembodiments, the targeted portion of the AKT3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD46, CFH,CHD2, CLN3, COL11A2, COL4A3, COL4A4, COL4A4, CR1, CRX CYP2J2, DHDDS,DNAJC8, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GALE, GUCY2F, GUCY2F, HEXA, HEXA, MAPK3, MBD5,MBD5, MBD5, MUT, MYH14, MYO6, NF1, NF2, NIPBL, NRIH4, NSD1, NSD1, NSD1,NSD1, OPA1, OPA1, PCCA, PKP2, PPARA, PRPF3, PRPF3, SCN2A, SCN8A, SCN8A,SCN9A, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, SIRT3, STK11, STK11, SYNGAP1, TOPORS, or VCAN NIEcontaining pre-mRNA is intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 243563849 243572925) ofAKT3; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr19 13235731 13241520) of CACNA1A; intron(GRCh38/hg38: chr21 43059304 43060440) of CBS; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr1207770363 207783291) of CD46; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 196673963196675988) of CFH; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr15 92997404 92998498) ofCHD2; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr16 28477878 28482104) of CLN3; intron(GRCh38/hg38: chr6 33181172 33184144) of COL11A2; intron (GRCh38/hg38:chr2 227295317 227297673) of COL4A3; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227144559227147412) of COL4A4; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227012299 227022047) ofCOL4A4; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 207630622 207639396) of CR1; intron(GRCh38/hg38: chr19 47834544 47836242) of CRX; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr159901104 59904870) of CYP2J2; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 2643828526442730) of DHDDS; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 28229025 28232920) ofDNAJC8; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr2 88579641 88583429) of EIF2AK3; intron(GRCh38/hg38: chr17 64098242 64129975) of ERN1; intron (GRCh38/hg38:chr1 23798231 23798614) of GALE; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chrx 109382213109385183) of GUCY2F; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chrx 109430397 109441350) ofGUCY2F; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr15 72356651 72375719) of HEXA; intron(GRCh38/hg38: chr15 72345552 72346234) of HEXA; intron (GRCh38/hg38:chr16 30114709 30116635) of MAPK3; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148458872148462581) of MBD5; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148490595 148502435) ofMBD5; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148502510 148510059) of MBD5; intron(GRCh38/hg38: chr6 49435625 49440205) of MUT; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr1950230624 50231929) of MYH14; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr6 7586710675870646) of MYO6; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr17 31249120 31252937) of NF1;intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr22 29604113 29636750) of NF2; intron(GRCh38/hg38: chr5 37046200 37048501) of NIPBL; intron (GRCh38/hg38:chr12 100493403 100505574) of NR1H4; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177136031177191883) of NSD1; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177192020 177204119) ofNSD1; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177246797 177248180) of NSD1; intron(GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177273785 177280564) of NSD1; intron (GRCh38/hg38:chr3 193626203 193631611) of OPA1; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr3 193593374193614710) of OPA1; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr13 100302999 100307191) ofPCCA; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr12 32879033 32896508) of PKP2; intron(GRCh38/hg38: chr22 46198592 46215172) of PPARA; intron (GRCh38/hg38:chr1 150325882 150328319) of PRPF3; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 150328467150332683) of PRPF3; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr2 165326985 165331329) ofSCN2A; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr12 51687220 51689004) of SCN8A; intron(GRCh38/hg38: chr12 51774363 51786541) of SCN8A; intron (GRCh38/hg38:chr2 166304122 166305791) of SCN9A; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr7 8078952980798091) of SEMA3C; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr7 85055860 85065423) ofSEMA3D; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 224241 230451) of SIRT3; intron(GRCh38/hg38: chr19 1207204 1218416) of STK11; intron (GRCh38/hg38:chr19 1221341 1221948) of STK11; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr6 3344793433451759) of SYNGAP1; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr9 32550969 32552433) ofTOPORS; or intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr5 83542269 83545536) of VCAN.

In some embodiments, the methods and compositions of the presentdisclosure are used to increase the expression of ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1,BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3,COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA,KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1,OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A,SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS,TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6,NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA,CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 by inducing exon skipping of a pseudo-exon of anABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7,CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE,GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT,NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31,RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1,SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX,DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3,NRIH4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 NIE containing pre-mRNA. In someembodiments, the pseudo-exon is a sequence within any of introns 1-50.In some embodiments, the pseudo-exon is a sequence within any of introns1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20,21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38,39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, or 50. In some embodiments,the pseudo-exon can be any ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS,CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5,DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2,KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA,PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A,SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN,AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D,EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NRIH4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1intron or a portion thereof. In some embodiments, the pseudo-exon iswithin intron 8 of ABCB4, intron 9 of ASS1, intron 16 of ATP8B1, intron1 of BAG3, intron 31 of CACNA1A, intron 36 of CACNA1A, intron 37 ofCACNA1A, intron 3 of CBS, intron 12 of CBS, intron 1 of CD55, intron 16of CDKL5, intron 3 of CFH, intron 30 of CHD2, intron 4 of CHRNA7, intron1 of CISD2, intron 15 of CLN3, intron 11 of COL4A3, intron 41 of COL4A3,intron 22 of COL4A4, intron 44 of COL4A4, intron 20 of DEPDC5, intron 2of DHDDS, intron 3 of ELOVL4, intron 5 of FAH, intron 4 of FN, intron 4of GALE, intron 3 of GBE1, intron 11 of GRIN2A, intron 1 of GRN, intron2 of HEA, intron 2 of KANSL1, intron 50 of KMT2D, intron 8 of MAPK3,intron 13 of MBD5, intron 2 of MECP2, intron 11 of MUT, intron 31 ofNF1, intron 7 of NIPBL, intron 38 of NIPBL, intron 11 of NSD1, intron 6of OPA1, intron 28 of OPA1, intron 1 of OPTN, intron 1 of PCCA, intron 5of PCCB, intron 6 of PCCB, intron 4 of PKP2, intron 23 of PLCB1, intron3 of PRPF3, intron 9 of PRPF31, intron 1 of RAI1, intron 5 of RBFO2,intron 13 of SCN2A, intron 6 of SCN3A, intron 7 of SCN3A, intron 4 ofSCN8A, intron 6 of SCN8A, intron 20 of SCN8A, intron 6 of SCN9A, intron24 of SHANK3, intron 3 of SLC25A13, intron 6 of SLC25A13, intron 9 ofSLC25A13, intron 11 of SLC25A13, intron 13 of SLC25A13, intron 1 ofSLC6A1, intron 12 of SPTAN1, intron 10 of TEK, intron 15 of TEK, intron1 of TOPORS, intron 11 of TSC2, intron 30 of TSC2, intron 1 of UBE3A, orintron 7 of VCAN. In some embodiments, the pseudo-exon is within intron(GRCh38/hg38: chr1 243563849 243572925) of AKT3; intron (GRCh38/hg38:chr19 13235731 13241520) of CACNA1A; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr21 4305930443060440) of CBS; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 207770363 207783291) ofCD46; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 196673963 196675988) of CFH; intron(GRCh38/hg38: chr15 92997404 92998498) of CHD2; intron (GRCh38/hg38:chr16 28477878 28482104) of CLN3; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr6 3318117233184144) of COL11A2; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227295317 227297673) ofCOL4A3; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227144559 227147412) of COL4A4; intron(GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227012299 227022047) of COL4A4; intron (GRCh38/hg38:chr1 207630622 207639396) of CR1; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr19 4783454447836242) of CRX; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 59901104 59904870) ofCYP2J2; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 26438285 26442730) of DHDDS; intron(GRCh38/hg38: chr1 28229025 28232920) of DNAJC8; intron (GRCh38/hg38:chr2 88579641 88583429) of EIF2AK3; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr17 6409824264129975) of ERN1; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 23798231 23798614) of GALE;intron (GRCh38/hg38: chrx 109382213 109385183) of GUCY2F; intron(GRCh38/hg38: chrx 109430397 109441350) of GUCY2F; intron (GRCh38/hg38:chr15 72356651 72375719) of HEXA; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr15 7234555272346234) of HEXA; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr16 30114709 30116635) ofMAPK3; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148458872 148462581) of MBD5; intron(GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148490595 148502435) of MBD5; intron (GRCh38/hg38:chr2 148502510 148510059) of MBD5; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr6 4943562549440205) of MUT; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr19 50230624 50231929) ofMYH14; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr6 75867106 75870646) of MYO6; intron(GRCh38/hg38: chr17 31249120 31252937) of NF1; intron (GRCh38/hg38:chr22 29604113 29636750) of NF2; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr5 3704620037048501) of NIPBL; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr12 100493403 100505574) ofNR1H4; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177136031 177191883) of NSD1; intron(GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177192020 177204119) of NSD1; intron (GRCh38/hg38:chr5 177246797 177248180) of NSD1; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177273785177280564) of NSD1; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr3 193626203 193631611) ofOPA1; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr3 193593374 193614710) of OPA1; intron(GRCh38/hg38: chr13 100302999 100307191) of PCCA; intron (GRCh38/hg38:chr12 32879033 32896508) of PKP2; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr22 4619859246215172) of PPARA; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 150325882 150328319) ofPRPF3; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 150328467 150332683) of PRPF3; intron(GRCh38/hg38: chr2 165326985 165331329) of SCN2A; intron (GRCh38/hg38:chr12 51687220 51689004) of SCN8A; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr12 5177436351786541) of SCN8A; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr2 166304122 166305791) ofSCN9A; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr7 80789529 80798091) of SEMA3C; intron(GRCh38/hg38: chr7 85055860 85065423) of SEMA3D; intron (GRCh38/hg38:chr11 224241 230451) of SIRT3; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr19 12072041218416) of STK11; intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr19 1221341 1221948) of STK11;intron (GRCh38/hg38: chr6 33447934 33451759) of SYNGAP1; intron(GRCh38/hg38: chr9 32550969 32552433) of TOPORS; or intron (GRCh38/hg38:chr5 83542269 83545536) of VCAN.

Protein Expression

In some embodiments, the methods described herein are used to increasethe production of a functional ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS,CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5,DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2,KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA,PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A,SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN,AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D,EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1protein or RNA. As used herein, the term “functional” refers to theamount of activity or function of a ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A,CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4,DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1,KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN,PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A,SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2,UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2,SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA,CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein or RNA that is necessary to eliminate any oneor more symptoms of a treated condition or disease, e.g., Alportsyndrome; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); Angelman syndrome;Aphasia, primary progressive; Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia9; Autism spectrum disorder; Cardiomyopathy, dilated, 1HH; Myopathy,myofibrillar 6; Ceriod lipofuscinosis, neuronal, 3; Cholestasis,intrahepatic, of pregnancy, 3; Cholestasis, progressive familialintrahepatic 1; Citrullinemia Type II; Citrullinemia, Type 1; Cognitiveimpairment with or without cerebral ataxia; Cornelia de Lange;Early-onset epileptic encephalopathy; Epilepsy-aphasia spectrum;Epilepsy, generalized, with febrile seizures plus, type 7; Epilepticencephalopathy, childhood-onset; Epileptic encephalopathy, earlyinfantile, 11; Epileptic encephalopathy, early infantile, 12; Epilepticencephalopathy, early infantile, 13; Epileptic encephalopathy, earlyinfantile, 2; Episodic ataxia, type 2; Familial focal epilepsy; Febrileseizures, familial, 3B; Friedreich ataxia; Friedreich ataxia withretained reflexes; Galactose epimerase deficiency; Glaucoma 3, primarycongenital, E; Glycogen storage disease IV; GRN-related frontotemporaldementia; Homocystinuria, B6-responsive and nonresponsive types; HSAN2D,autosomal recessive; Insensitivity to pain, congenital; Kabuki syndrome;Koolen-De Vries syndrome; Mental retardation, autosomal dominant 1;Methyl malonic aciduria; Migraine, Myoclonic-atonic epilepsy; familialhemiplegic, 1; Neurofibromatosis type 1; Opioid addiction; Optic atrophytype 1; Phelan-McDermid syndrome; Propionicacidemia; Primary open angleglaucoma; Propionic academia; Retinitis pigmentosa 11; Retinitispigmentosa 18; Retinitis pigmentosa 31; Retinitis pigmentosa 59; Rettsyndrome; Seizures, benign familial infantile, 3; Seizures, benignfamilial infantile, 5; Smith-Magenis syndrome; Sotos syndrome 1;Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome; Stargardt disease 3; Tay-Sachs disease;Tuberous sclerosis; Tyrosinemia, type I; Wagner syndrome 1; Westsyndrome; Wolfram syndrome 2/NAFLD; 15q13.3 microdeletion; 16p11.2deletion syndrome; Deafness, autosomal dominant 13; Cone-rod retinaldystrophy-2; Deafness, autosomal dominant 4A; Peripheral neuropathy,myopathy, hoarseness, and hearing loss; Deafness, autosomal dominant 22;Neurofibromatosis type 2; NASH; or Mental retardation, autosomaldominant 5. In some embodiments, the methods are used to increase theproduction of a partially functional ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A,CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4,DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1,KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN,PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A,SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2,UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2,SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA,CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein or RNA. As used herein, the term “partiallyfunctional” refers to any amount of activity or function of the ABCB4,ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2,CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1,GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1,NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1,RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1,TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8,MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4,STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein or RNA that is less than theamount of activity or function that is necessary to eliminate or preventany one or more symptoms of a disease or condition. In some embodiments,a partially functional protein or RNA will have at least 10%, at least20%, at least 30%, at least 40%, at least 50%, at least 60%, at least70%, at least 75%, at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, or at least95% less activity relative to the fully functional protein or RNA.

In some embodiments, the method is a method of increasing the expressionof the ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2,CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN,GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2,MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3,PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13,SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2,CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1,GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein by cellsof a subject having a NIE containing pre-mRNA encoding the ABCB4, ASS1,ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3,COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A,GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL,NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2,SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK,TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14,MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11,PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein, wherein the subject has Alportsyndrome; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); Angelman syndrome;Aphasia, primary progressive; Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia9; Autism spectrum disorder; Cardiomyopathy, dilated, 1HH; Myopathy,myofibrillar 6; Ceriod lipofuscinosis, neuronal, 3; Cholestasis,intrahepatic, of pregnancy, 3; Cholestasis, progressive familialintrahepatic 1; Citrullinemia Type II; Citrullinemia, Type 1; Cognitiveimpairment with or without cerebral ataxia; Cornelia de Lange;Early-onset epileptic encephalopathy; Epilepsy-aphasia spectrum;Epilepsy, generalized, with febrile seizures plus, type 7; Epilepticencephalopathy, childhood-onset; Epileptic encephalopathy, earlyinfantile, 11; Epileptic encephalopathy, early infantile, 12; Epilepticencephalopathy, early infantile, 13; Epileptic encephalopathy, earlyinfantile, 2; Episodic ataxia, type 2; Familial focal epilepsy; Febrileseizures, familial, 3B; Friedreich ataxia; Friedreich ataxia withretained reflexes; Galactose epimerase deficiency; Glaucoma 3, primarycongenital, E; Glycogen storage disease IV; GRN-related frontotemporaldementia; Homocystinuria, B6-responsive and nonresponsive types; HSAN2D,autosomal recessive; Insensitivity to pain, congenital; Kabuki syndrome;Koolen-De Vries syndrome; Mental retardation, autosomal dominant 1;Methyl malonic aciduria; Migraine, Myoclonic-atonic epilepsy; familialhemiplegic, 1; Neurofibromatosis type 1; Opioid addiction; Optic atrophytype 1; Phelan-McDermid syndrome; Propionicacidemia; Primary open angleglaucoma; Propionic academia; Retinitis pigmentosa 11; Retinitispigmentosa 18; Retinitis pigmentosa 31; Retinitis pigmentosa 59; Rettsyndrome; Seizures, benign familial infantile, 3; Seizures, benignfamilial infantile, 5; Smith-Magenis syndrome; Sotos syndrome 1;Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome; Stargardt disease 3; Tay-Sachs disease;Tuberous sclerosis; Tyrosinemia, type I; Wagner syndrome 1; Westsyndrome; Wolfram syndrome 2/NAFLD; 15q13.3 microdeletion; 16p11.2deletion syndrome; Deafness, autosomal dominant 13; Cone-rod retinaldystrophy-2; Deafness, autosomal dominant 4A; Peripheral neuropathy,myopathy, hoarseness, and hearing loss; Deafness, autosomal dominant 22;Neurofibromatosis type 2; NASH; or Mental retardation, autosomaldominant 5 caused by a deficient amount of activity of ABCB4, ASS1,ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3,COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A,GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL,NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2,SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK,TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14,MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11,PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein, and wherein the deficient amount ofthe ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2,CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN,GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2,MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPAL, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3,PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13,SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2,CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1,GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein is causedby haploinsufficiency of the ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS,CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5,DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2,KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPAL, OPTN, PCCA,PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAIL, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A,SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN,AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D,EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1protein. In such an embodiment, the subject has a first allele encodinga functional ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH,CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH,FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5,MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPAL, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1,PRPF3, PRPF31, RAIL, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46,COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3,ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein,and a second allele from which the ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A,CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4,DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1,KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN,PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A,SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2,UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2,SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA,CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein is not produced. In another such embodiment,the subject has a first allele encoding a functional ABCB4, ASS1,ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3,COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A,GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL,NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2,SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK,TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14,MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11,PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein, and a second allele encoding anonfunctional ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH,CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH,FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5,MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1,PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46,COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3,ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein. Inanother such embodiment, the subject has a first allele encoding afunctional ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH,CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH,FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5,MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1,PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46,COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3,ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein,and a second allele encoding a partially functional ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1,BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3,COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA,KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1,OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A,SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS,TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6,NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA,CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein. In any of these embodiments, the antisenseoligomer binds to a targeted portion of the NIE containing pre-mRNAtranscribed from the second allele, thereby inducing exon skipping ofthe pseudo-exon from the pre-mRNA, and causing an increase in the levelof mature mRNA encoding functional ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A,CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4,DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1,KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN,PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A,SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2,UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2,SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA,CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein, and an increase in the expression of theABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7,CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE,GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT,NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31,RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1,SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX,DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3,NR1H4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein in the cells of thesubject.

In some embodiments, the method is a method of increasing the expressionof the ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2,CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN,GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2,MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3,PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13,SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2,CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1,GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein by cellsof a subject having a NIE containing pre-mRNA encoding the ABCB4, ASS1,ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3,COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A,GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL,NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2,SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK,TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14,MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11,PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein, wherein the subject has Alportsyndrome; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); Angelman syndrome;Aphasia, primary progressive; Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia9; Autism spectrum disorder; Cardiomyopathy, dilated, 1HH; Myopathy,myofibrillar 6; Ceriod lipofuscinosis, neuronal, 3; Cholestasis,intrahepatic, of pregnancy, 3; Cholestasis, progressive familialintrahepatic 1; Citrullinemia Type II; Citrullinemia, Type 1; Cognitiveimpairment with or without cerebral ataxia; Cornelia de Lange;Early-onset epileptic encephalopathy; Epilepsy-aphasia spectrum;Epilepsy, generalized, with febrile seizures plus, type 7; Epilepticencephalopathy, childhood-onset; Epileptic encephalopathy, earlyinfantile, 11; Epileptic encephalopathy, early infantile, 12; Epilepticencephalopathy, early infantile, 13; Epileptic encephalopathy, earlyinfantile, 2; Episodic ataxia, type 2; Familial focal epilepsy; Febrileseizures, familial, 3B; Friedreich ataxia; Friedreich ataxia withretained reflexes; Galactose epimerase deficiency; Glaucoma 3, primarycongenital, E; Glycogen storage disease IV; GRN-related frontotemporaldementia; Homocystinuria, B6-responsive and nonresponsive types; HSAN2D,autosomal recessive; Insensitivity to pain, congenital; Kabuki syndrome;Koolen-De Vries syndrome; Mental retardation, autosomal dominant 1;Methyl malonic aciduria; Migraine, Myoclonic-atonic epilepsy; familialhemiplegic, 1; Neurofibromatosis type 1; Opioid addiction; Optic atrophytype 1; Phelan-McDermid syndrome; Propionicacidemia; Primary open angleglaucoma; Propionic academia; Retinitis pigmentosa 11; Retinitispigmentosa 18; Retinitis pigmentosa 31; Retinitis pigmentosa 59; Rettsyndrome; Seizures, benign familial infantile, 3; Seizures, benignfamilial infantile, 5; Smith-Magenis syndrome; Sotos syndrome 1;Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome; Stargardt disease 3; Tay-Sachs disease;Tuberous sclerosis; Tyrosinemia, type I; Wagner syndrome 1; Westsyndrome; Wolfram syndrome 2/NAFLD; 15q13.3 microdeletion; 16p11.2deletion syndrome; Deafness, autosomal dominant 13; Cone-rod retinaldystrophy-2; Deafness, autosomal dominant 4A; Peripheral neuropathy,myopathy, hoarseness, and hearing loss; Deafness, autosomal dominant 22;Neurofibromatosis type 2; NASH; or Mental retardation, autosomaldominant 5 caused by a deficient amount of activity of ABCB4, ASS1,ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3,COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A,GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL,NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2,SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK,TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14,MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11,PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1protein, and wherein the deficient amount ofthe ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2,CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN,GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2,MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3,PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13,SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2,CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1,GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein is causedby autosomal recessive inheritance.

In some embodiments, the method is a method of increasing the expressionof the ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2,CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN,GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2,MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3,PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13,SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2,CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1,GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein by cellsof a subject having a NIE containing pre-mRNA encoding the ABCB4, ASS1,ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3,COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A,GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL,NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2,SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK,TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14,MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11,PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein, wherein the subject has Alportsyndrome; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); Angelman syndrome;Aphasia, primary progressive; Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia9; Autism spectrum disorder; Cardiomyopathy, dilated, 1HH; Myopathy,myofibrillar 6; Ceriod lipofuscinosis, neuronal, 3; Cholestasis,intrahepatic, of pregnancy, 3; Cholestasis, progressive familialintrahepatic 1; Citrullinemia Type II; Citrullinemia, Type 1; Cognitiveimpairment with or without cerebral ataxia; Cornelia de Lange;Early-onset epileptic encephalopathy; Epilepsy-aphasia spectrum;Epilepsy, generalized, with febrile seizures plus, type 7; Epilepticencephalopathy, childhood-onset; Epileptic encephalopathy, earlyinfantile, 11; Epileptic encephalopathy, early infantile, 12; Epilepticencephalopathy, early infantile, 13; Epileptic encephalopathy, earlyinfantile, 2; Episodic ataxia, type 2; Familial focal epilepsy; Febrileseizures, familial, 3B; Friedreich ataxia; Friedreich ataxia withretained reflexes; Galactose epimerase deficiency; Glaucoma 3, primarycongenital, E; Glycogen storage disease IV; GRN-related frontotemporaldementia; Homocystinuria, B6-responsive and nonresponsive types; HSAN2D,autosomal recessive; Insensitivity to pain, congenital; Kabuki syndrome;Koolen-De Vries syndrome; Mental retardation, autosomal dominant 1;Methyl malonic aciduria; Migraine, Myoclonic-atonic epilepsy; familialhemiplegic, 1; Neurofibromatosis type 1; Opioid addiction; Optic atrophytype 1; Phelan-McDermid syndrome; Propionicacidemia; Primary open angleglaucoma; Propionic academia; Retinitis pigmentosa 11; Retinitispigmentosa 18; Retinitis pigmentosa 31; Retinitis pigmentosa 59; Rettsyndrome; Seizures, benign familial infantile, 3; Seizures, benignfamilial infantile, 5; Smith-Magenis syndrome; Sotos syndrome 1;Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome; Stargardt disease 3; Tay-Sachs disease;Tuberous sclerosis; Tyrosinemia, type I; Wagner syndrome 1; Westsyndrome; Wolfram syndrome 2/NAFLD; 15q13.3 microdeletion; 16p11.2deletion syndrome; Deafness, autosomal dominant 13; Cone-rod retinaldystrophy-2; Deafness, autosomal dominant 4A; Peripheral neuropathy,myopathy, hoarseness, and hearing loss; Deafness, autosomal dominant 22;Neurofibromatosis type 2; NASH; or Mental retardation, autosomaldominant 5 caused by a deficient amount of activity of ABCB4, ASS1,ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3,COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A,GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL,NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2,SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK,TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14,MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11,PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein, and wherein the deficient amount ofthe ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2,CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN,GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2,MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3,PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13,SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2,CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1,GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein is causedby autosomal dominant inheritance.

In some embodiments, the method is a method of increasing the expressionof the ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2,CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN,GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2,MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3,PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13,SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2,CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1,GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein by cellsof a subject having a NIE containing pre-mRNA encoding the ABCB4, ASS1,ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3,COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A,GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL,NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2,SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK,TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14,MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11,PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein, wherein the subject has Alportsyndrome; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); Angelman syndrome;Aphasia, primary progressive; Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia9; Autism spectrum disorder; Cardiomyopathy, dilated, 1HH; Myopathy,myofibrillar 6; Ceriod lipofuscinosis, neuronal, 3; Cholestasis,intrahepatic, of pregnancy, 3; Cholestasis, progressive familialintrahepatic 1; Citrullinemia Type II; Citrullinemia, Type 1; Cognitiveimpairment with or without cerebral ataxia; Cornelia de Lange;Early-onset epileptic encephalopathy; Epilepsy-aphasia spectrum;Epilepsy, generalized, with febrile seizures plus, type 7; Epilepticencephalopathy, childhood-onset; Epileptic encephalopathy, earlyinfantile, 11; Epileptic encephalopathy, early infantile, 12; Epilepticencephalopathy, early infantile, 13; Epileptic encephalopathy, earlyinfantile, 2; Episodic ataxia, type 2; Familial focal epilepsy; Febrileseizures, familial, 3B; Friedreich ataxia; Friedreich ataxia withretained reflexes; Galactose epimerase deficiency; Glaucoma 3, primarycongenital, E; Glycogen storage disease IV; GRN-related frontotemporaldementia; Homocystinuria, B6-responsive and nonresponsive types; HSAN2D,autosomal recessive; Insensitivity to pain, congenital; Kabuki syndrome;Koolen-De Vries syndrome; Mental retardation, autosomal dominant 1;Methyl malonic aciduria; Migraine, Myoclonic-atonic epilepsy; familialhemiplegic, 1; Neurofibromatosis type 1; Opioid addiction; Optic atrophytype 1; Phelan-McDermid syndrome; Propionicacidemia; Primary open angleglaucoma; Propionic academia; Retinitis pigmentosa 11; Retinitispigmentosa 18; Retinitis pigmentosa 31; Retinitis pigmentosa 59; Rettsyndrome; Seizures, benign familial infantile, 3; Seizures, benignfamilial infantile, 5; Smith-Magenis syndrome; Sotos syndrome 1;Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome; Stargardt disease 3; Tay-Sachs disease;Tuberous sclerosis; Tyrosinemia, type I; Wagner syndrome 1; Westsyndrome; Wolfram syndrome 2/NAFLD; 15q13.3 microdeletion; 16p11.2deletion syndrome; Deafness, autosomal dominant 13; Cone-rod retinaldystrophy-2; Deafness, autosomal dominant 4A; Peripheral neuropathy,myopathy, hoarseness, and hearing loss; Deafness, autosomal dominant 22;Neurofibromatosis type 2; NASH; or Mental retardation, autosomaldominant 5 caused by a deficient amount of activity of ABCB4, ASS1,ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3,COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A,GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL,NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2,SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK,TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14,MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11,PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein, and wherein the deficient amount ofthe ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2,CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN,GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2,MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3,PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13,SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2,CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1,GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein is causedby X-linked dominant inheritance.

In related embodiments, the method is a method of using an ASO toincrease the expression of a protein or functional RNA. In someembodiments, an ASO may be used to increase the expression of ABCB4,ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2,CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1,GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1,NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1,RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1,TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8,MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4,STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein in cells of a subject having aNIE containing pre-mRNA encoding ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A,CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4,DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1,KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN,PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A,SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2,UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2,SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA,CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein, wherein the subject has a deficiency, e.g.,Alport syndrome; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); Angelman syndrome;Aphasia, primary progressive; Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia9; Autism spectrum disorder; Cardiomyopathy, dilated, 1HH; Myopathy,myofibrillar 6; Ceriod lipofuscinosis, neuronal, 3; Cholestasis,intrahepatic, of pregnancy, 3; Cholestasis, progressive familialintrahepatic 1; Citrullinemia Type II; Citrullinemia, Type 1; Cognitiveimpairment with or without cerebral ataxia; Cornelia de Lange;Early-onset epileptic encephalopathy; Epilepsy-aphasia spectrum;Epilepsy, generalized, with febrile seizures plus, type 7; Epilepticencephalopathy, childhood-onset; Epileptic encephalopathy, earlyinfantile, 11; Epileptic encephalopathy, early infantile, 12; Epilepticencephalopathy, early infantile, 13; Epileptic encephalopathy, earlyinfantile, 2; Episodic ataxia, type 2; Familial focal epilepsy; Febrileseizures, familial, 3B; Friedreich ataxia; Friedreich ataxia withretained reflexes; Galactose epimerase deficiency; Glaucoma 3, primarycongenital, E; Glycogen storage disease IV; GRN-related frontotemporaldementia; Homocystinuria, B6-responsive and nonresponsive types; HSAN2D,autosomal recessive; Insensitivity to pain, congenital; Kabuki syndrome;Koolen-De Vries syndrome; Mental retardation, autosomal dominant 1;Methyl malonic aciduria; Migraine, Myoclonic-atonic epilepsy; familialhemiplegic, 1; Neurofibromatosis type 1; Opioid addiction; Optic atrophytype 1; Phelan-McDermid syndrome; Propionicacidemia; Primary open angleglaucoma; Propionic academia; Retinitis pigmentosa 11; Retinitispigmentosa 18; Retinitis pigmentosa 31; Retinitis pigmentosa 59; Rettsyndrome; Seizures, benign familial infantile, 3; Seizures, benignfamilial infantile, 5; Smith-Magenis syndrome; Sotos syndrome 1;Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome; Stargardt disease 3; Tay-Sachs disease;Tuberous sclerosis; Tyrosinemia, type I; Wagner syndrome 1; Westsyndrome; Wolfram syndrome 2/NAFLD; 15q13.3 microdeletion; 16p11.2deletion syndrome; Deafness, autosomal dominant 13; Cone-rod retinaldystrophy-2; Deafness, autosomal dominant 4A; Peripheral neuropathy,myopathy, hoarseness, and hearing loss; Deafness, autosomal dominant 22;Neurofibromatosis type 2; NASH; or Mental retardation, autosomaldominant 5, in the amount or function of a ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3,CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3,COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA,KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1,OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A,SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS,TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6,NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA,CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein.

In some embodiments, the NIE containing pre-mRNA transcript that encodesthe protein that is causative of the disease or condition is targeted bythe ASOs described herein. In some embodiments, a NIE containingpre-mRNA transcript that encodes a protein that is not causative of thedisease is targeted by the ASOs. For example, a disease that is theresult of a mutation or deficiency of a first protein in a particularpathway may be ameliorated by targeting a NIE containing pre-mRNA thatencodes a second protein, thereby increasing production of the secondprotein. In some embodiments, the function of the second protein is ableto compensate for the mutation or deficiency of the first protein (whichis causative of the disease or condition).

In some embodiments, the subject has:

-   -   (a) a first mutant allele from which        -   (i) the ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55,            CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4,            DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN,            HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1,            NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3,            PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,            SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN,            AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2,            SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11,            PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein is produced at a reduced            level compared to production from a wild-type allele,        -   (ii) the ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55,            CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4,            DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN,            HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1,            NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3,            PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,            SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN,            AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2,            SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11,            PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein is produced in a form            having reduced function compared to an equivalent wild-type            protein, or        -   (iii) the ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55,            CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4,            DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN,            HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1,            NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3,            PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,            SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN,            AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2,            SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11,            PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein or functional RNA is not            produced; and    -   (b) a second mutant allele from which        -   (i) the ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55,            CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4,            DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN,            HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1,            NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3,            PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,            SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN,            AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2,            SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11,            PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein is produced at a reduced            level compared to production from a wild-type allele,        -   (ii) the ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55,            CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4,            DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN,            HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1,            NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3,            PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,            SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN,            AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2,            SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11,            PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein is produced in a form            having reduced function compared to an equivalent wild-type            protein, or        -   (iii) the ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55,            CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4,            DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN,            HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1,            NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3,            PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,            SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN,            AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2,            SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11,            PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein is not produced, and            wherein the NIE containing pre-mRNA is transcribed from the            first allele and/or the second allele. In these embodiments,            the ASO binds to a targeted portion of the NIE containing            pre-mRNA transcribed from the first allele or the second            allele, thereby inducing exon skipping of the pseudo-exon            from the NIE containing pre-mRNA, and causing an increase in            the level of mRNA encoding ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3,            CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3,            COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1,            GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2,            MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1,            PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A,            SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A,            VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6,            NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4,            STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein and an increase in            the expression of the target protein or functional RNA in            the cells of the subject. In these embodiments, the target            protein or functional RNA having an increase in expression            level resulting from the exon skipping of the pseudo-exon            from the NIE containing pre-mRNA may be either in a form            having reduced function compared to the equivalent wild-type            protein (partially-functional), or having full function            compared to the equivalent wild-type protein            (fully-functional).

In some embodiments, the level of mRNA encoding ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1,BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3,COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA,KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1,OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A,SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS,TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6,NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA,CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein is increased 1.1 to 10-fold, when compared tothe amount of mRNA encoding ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS,CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5,DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2,KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA,PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A,SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN,AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D,EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1protein that is produced in a control cell, e.g., one that is nottreated with the antisense oligomer or one that is treated with anantisense oligomer that does not bind to the targeted portion of theABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7,CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE,GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT,NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31,RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6AJ,SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX,DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3,NRIH4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 NIE containing pre-mRNA.

In some embodiments, a subject treated using the methods of the presentdisclosure expresses a partially functional ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3,CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3,COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA,KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1,OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A,SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS,TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6,NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA,CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein from one allele, wherein the partiallyfunctional ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH,CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH,FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5,MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1,PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46,COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3,ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein maybe caused by a frameshift mutation, a nonsense mutation, a missensemutation, or a partial gene deletion. In some embodiments, a subjecttreated using the methods of the disclosure expresses a nonfunctionalABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7,CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE,GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT,NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31,RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1,SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX,DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3,NR1H4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein from one allele, whereinthe nonfunctional ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5,CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4,FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3,MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1,PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46,COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3,ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein maybe caused by a frameshift mutation, a nonsense mutation, a missensemutation, a partial gene deletion, in one allele. In some embodiments, asubject treated using the methods of the disclosure has a ABCB4, ASS1,ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3,COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A,GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL,NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2,SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6AJ, SPTAN1, TEK,TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14,MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NRIH4, STK11,PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 whole gene deletion, in one allele.

Exon Inclusion

As used herein, a “NIE containing pre-mRNA” is a pre-mRNA transcriptthat contains at least one pseudo-exon. Alternative or aberrant splicingcan result in inclusion of the at least one pseudo-exon in the maturemRNA transcripts. The terms “mature mRNA,” and “fully-spliced mRNA,” areused interchangeably herein to describe a fully processed mRNA.Inclusion of the at least one pseudo-exon can be non-productive mRNA andlead to NMD of the mature mRNA. NIE containing mature mRNA may sometimeslead to aberrant protein expression.

In some embodiments, the included pseudo-exon is the most abundantpseudo-exon in a population of NIE containing pre-mRNAs transcribed fromthe gene encoding the target protein in a cell. In some embodiments, theincluded pseudo-exon is the most abundant pseudo-exon in a population ofNIE containing pre-mRNAs transcribed from the gene encoding the targetprotein in a cell, wherein the population of NIE containing pre-mRNAscomprises two or more included pseudo-exons. In some embodiments, anantisense oligomer targeted to the most abundant pseudo-exon in thepopulation of NIE containing pre-mRNAs encoding the target proteininduces exon skipping of one or two or more pseudo-exons in thepopulation, including the pseudo-exon to which the antisense oligomer istargeted or binds. In some embodiments, the targeted region is in apseudo-exon that is the most abundant pseudo-exon in a NIE containingpre-mRNA encoding the ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55,CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS,ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D,MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2,PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46,COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3,ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein.

The degree of exon inclusion can be expressed as percent exon inclusion,e.g., the percentage of transcripts in which a given pseudo-exon isincluded. In brief, percent exon inclusion can be calculated as thepercentage of the amount of RNA transcripts with the exon inclusion,over the sum of the average of the amount of RNA transcripts with exoninclusion plus the average of the amount of RNA transcripts with exonexclusion.

In some embodiments, an included pseudo-exon is an exon that isidentified as an included pseudo-exon based on a determination of atleast about 5%, at least about 10%, at least about 15%, at least about20%, at least about 25%, at least about 30%, at least about 35%, atleast about 40%, at least about 45%, or at least about 50%, inclusion.In embodiments, a included pseudo-exon is an exon that is identified asa included pseudo-exon based on a determination of about 5% to about100%, about 5% to about 95%, about 5% to about 90%, about 5% to about85%, about 5% to about 80%, about 5% to about 75%, about 5% to about70%, about 5% to about 65%, about 5% to about 60%, about 5% to about55%, about 5% to about 50%, about 5% to about 45%, about 5% to about40%, about 5% to about 35%, about 5% to about 30%, about 5% to about25%, about 5% to about 20%, about 5% to about 15%, about 10% to about100%, about 10% to about 95%, about 10% to about 90%, about 10% to about85%, about 10% to about 80%, about 10% to about 75%, about 10% to about70%, about 10% to about 65%, about 10% to about 60%, about 10% to about55%, about 10% to about 50%, about 10% to about 45%, about 10% to about40%, about 10% to about 35%, about 10% to about 30%, about 10% to about25%, about 10% to about 20%, about 15% to about 100%, about 15% to about95%, about 15% to about 90%, about 15% to about 85%, about 15% to about80%, about 15% to about 75%, about 15% to about 70%, about 15% to about65%, about 15% to about 60%, about 15% to about 55%, about 15% to about50%, about 15% to about 45%, about 15% to about 40%, about 15% to about35%, about 15% to about 30%, about 15% to about 25%, about 20% to about100%, about 20% to about 95%, about 20% to about 90%, about 20% to about85%, about 20% to about 80%, about 20% to about 75%, about 20% to about70%, about 20% to about 65%, about 20% to about 60%, about 20% to about55%, about 20% to about 50%, about 20% to about 45%, about 20% to about40%, about 20% to about 35%, about 20% to about 30%, about 25% to about100%, about 25% to about 95%, about 25% to about 90%, about 25% to about85%, about 25% to about 80%, about 25% to about 75%, about 25% to about70%, about 25% to about 65%, about 25% to about 60%, about 25% to about55%, about 25% to about 50%, about 25% to about 45%, about 25% to about40%, or about 25% to about 35%, inclusion. ENCODE data (described by,e.g., Tilgner, et al., 2012, “Deep sequencing of subcellular RNAfractions shows splicing to be predominantly co-transcriptional in thehuman genome but inefficient for IncRNAs,” Genome Research22(9):1616-25) can be used to aid in identifying exon inclusion.

In some embodiments, contacting cells with an ASO that is complementaryto a targeted portion of a ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS,CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5,DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2,KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA,PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A,SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6AJ, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN,AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D,EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NRIH4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1pre-mRNA transcript results in an increase in the amount of ABCB4, ASS1,ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3,COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A,GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL,NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2,SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK,TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14,MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11,PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein produced by at least 10, 20, 30, 40,50, 60, 80, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500, or 1000%,compared to the amount of the protein produced by a cell in the absenceof the ASO/absence of treatment. In some embodiments, the total amountof ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2,CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN,GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2,MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3,PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13,SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2,CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1,GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein producedby the cell to which the antisense oligomer is contacted is increasedabout 20% to about 300%, about 50% to about 300%, about 100% to about300%, about 150% to about 300%, about 20% to about 50%, about 20% toabout 100%, about 20% to about 150%, about 20% to about 200%, about 20%to about 250%, about 50% to about 100%, about 50% to about 150%, about50% to about 200%, about 50% to about 250%, about 100% to about 150%,about 100% to about 200%, about 100% to about 250%, about 150% to about200%, about 150% to about 250%, about 200% to about 250%, at least about10%, at least about 20%, at least about 50%, at least about 100%, atleast about 150%, at least about 200%, at least about 250%, or at leastabout 300%, compared to the amount of target protein produced by acontrol compound. In some embodiments, the total amount of ABCB4, ASS1,ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3,COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A,GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL,NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2,SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK,TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14,MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11,PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein produced by the cell to which theantisense oligomer is contacted is increased about 1.1 to about 10-fold,about 1.5 to about 10-fold, about 2 to about 10-fold, about 3 to about10-fold, about 4 to about 10-fold, about 1.1 to about 5-fold, about 1.1to about 6-fold, about 1.1 to about 7-fold, about 1.1 to about 8-fold,about 1.1 to about 9-fold, about 2 to about 5-fold, about 2 to about6-fold, about 2 to about 7-fold, about 2 to about 8-fold, about 2 toabout 9-fold, about 3 to about 6-fold, about 3 to about 7-fold, about 3to about 8-fold, about 3 to about 9-fold, about 4 to about 7-fold, about4 to about 8-fold, about 4 to about 9-fold, at least about 1.1-fold, atleast about 1.5-fold, at least about 2-fold, at least about 2.5-fold, atleast about 3-fold, at least about 3.5-fold, at least about 4-fold, atleast about 5-fold, or at least about 10-fold, compared to the amount oftarget protein produced by a control compound. A control compound canbe, for example, an oligonucleotide that is not complementary to atargeted portion of the pre-mRNA.

In some embodiments, contacting cells with an ASO that is complementaryto a targeted portion of a ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS,CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5,DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2,KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA,PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A,SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6AJ, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN,AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D,EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NRIH4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1pre-mRNA transcript results in an increase in the amount of mRNAencoding ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH,CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH,FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5,MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1,PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46,COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3,ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1, includingthe mature mRNA encoding the target protein. In some embodiments, theamount of mRNA encoding ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55,CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS,ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D,MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2,PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46,COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3,ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein, orthe mature mRNA encoding the ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS,CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5,DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2,KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA,PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A,SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN,AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D,EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1protein, is increased by at least 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 80, 100, 150,200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500, or 1000%, compared to the amount ofthe protein produced by a cell in the absence of the ASO/absence oftreatment. In some embodiments, the total amount of the mRNA encodingABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7,CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE,GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT,NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31,RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1,SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX,DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3,NR1H4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein, or the mature mRNAencoding ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH,CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH,FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5,MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1,PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46,COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3,ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 proteinproduced in the cell to which the antisense oligomer is contacted isincreased about 20% to about 300%, about 50% to about 300%, about 100%to about 300%, about 150% to about 300%, about 20% to about 50%, about20% to about 100%, about 20% to about 150%, about 20% to about 200%,about 20% to about 250%, about 50% to about 100%, about 50% to about150%, about 50% to about 200%, about 50% to about 250%, about 100% toabout 150%, about 100% to about 200%, about 100% to about 250%, about150% to about 200%, about 150% to about 250%, about 200% to about 250%,at least about 10%, at least about 20%, at least about 50%, at leastabout 100%, at least about 150%, at least about 200%, at least about250%, or at least about 300%, compared to the amount of mature RNAproduced in an untreated cell, e.g., an untreated cell or a cell treatedwith a control compound. In some embodiments, the total amount of themRNA encoding ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH,CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH,FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5,MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1,PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46,COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3,ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein, orthe mature mRNA encoding ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55,CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS,ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D,MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2,PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46,COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3,ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 proteinproduced in the cell to which the antisense oligomer is contacted isincreased about 1.1 to about 10-fold, about 1.5 to about 10-fold, about2 to about 10-fold, about 3 to about 10-fold, about 4 to about 10-fold,about 1.1 to about 5-fold, about 1.1 to about 6-fold, about 1.1 to about7-fold, about 1.1 to about 8-fold, about 1.1 to about 9-fold, about 2 toabout 5-fold, about 2 to about 6-fold, about 2 to about 7-fold, about 2to about 8-fold, about 2 to about 9-fold, about 3 to about 6-fold, about3 to about 7-fold, about 3 to about 8-fold, about 3 to about 9-fold,about 4 to about 7-fold, about 4 to about 8-fold, about 4 to about9-fold, at least about 1.1-fold, at least about 1.5-fold, at least about2-fold, at least about 2.5-fold, at least about 3-fold, at least about3.5-fold, at least about 4-fold, at least about 5-fold, or at leastabout 10-fold compared to the amount of mature RNA produced in anuntreated cell, e.g., an untreated cell or a cell treated with a controlcompound. A control compound can be, for example, an oligonucleotidethat is not complementary to a targeted portion of the ABCB4, ASS1,ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3,COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A,GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL,NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2,SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK,TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14,MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11,PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 NIE containing pre-mRNA.

The NIE can be in any length. In some embodiments, the NIE comprises afull sequence of an intron, in which case, it can be referred to asintron retention. In some embodiments, the NIE can be a portion of theintron. In some embodiments, the NIE can be a 5′ end portion of anintron including a 5′ss sequence. In some embodiments, the NIE can be a3′ end portion of an intron including a 3′ss sequence. In someembodiments, the NIE can be a portion within an intron without inclusionof a 5′ss sequence. In some embodiments, the NIE can be a portion withinan intron without inclusion of a 3′ss sequence. In some embodiments, theNIE can be a portion within an intron without inclusion of either a 5′ssor a 3′ss sequence. In some embodiments, the NIE can be from 5nucleotides to 10 nucleotides in length, from 10 nucleotides to 15nucleotides in length, from 15 nucleotides to 20 nucleotides in length,from 20 nucleotides to 25 nucleotides in length, from 25 nucleotides to30 nucleotides in length, from 30 nucleotides to 35 nucleotides inlength, from 35 nucleotides to 40 nucleotides in length, from 40nucleotides to 45 nucleotides in length, from 45 nucleotides to 50nucleotides in length, from 50 nucleotides to 55 nucleotides in length,from 55 nucleotides to 60 nucleotides in length, from 60 nucleotides to65 nucleotides in length, from 65 nucleotides to 70 nucleotides inlength, from 70 nucleotides to 75 nucleotides in length, from 75nucleotides to 80 nucleotides in length, from 80 nucleotides to 85nucleotides in length, from 85 nucleotides to 90 nucleotides in length,from 90 nucleotides to 95 nucleotides in length, or from 95 nucleotidesto 100 nucleotides in length. In some embodiments, the NIE can be atleast 10 nucleotides, at least 20 nucleotides, at least 30 nucleotides,at least 40 nucleotides, at least 50 nucleotides, at least 60 nucleoids,at least 70 nucleotides, at least 80 nucleotides in length, at least 90nucleotides, or at least 100 nucleotides in length. In some embodiments,the NIE can be from 100 to 200 nucleotides in length, from 200 to 300nucleotides in length, from 300 to 400 nucleotides in length, from 400to 500 nucleotides in length, from 500 to 600 nucleotides in length,from 600 to 700 nucleotides in length, from 700 to 800 nucleotides inlength, from 800 to 900 nucleotides in length, from 900 to 1,000nucleotides in length. In some embodiments, the NIE may be longer than1,000 nucleotides in length.

Inclusion of a pseudo-exon can lead to a frameshift and the introductionof a premature termination codon (PIC) in the mature mRNA transcriptrendering the transcript a target of NMD. Mature mRNA transcriptcontaining NIE can be non-productive mRNA transcript which does not leadto protein expression. The PIC can be present in any position downstreamof an NIE. In some embodiments, the PIC can be present in any exondownstream of an NIE. In some embodiments, the PIC can be present withinthe NIE. For example, inclusion of exon 8× of ABCB4, exon 9× of ASS1,exon 16× of ATP8B1, exon 1× of BAG3, exon 31× of CACNA1A, exon 36× ofCACNA1A, exon 37× of CACNA1A, exon 3× of CBS, exon 12× of CBS, exon 1×of CD55, exon 16× of CDKL5, exon 3× of CFH, exon 30× of CHD2, exon 4× ofCHRNA7, exon 1× of CISD2, exon 15× of CLN3, exon 11× of COL4A3, exon 41×of COL4A3, exon 22× of COL4A4, exon 44× of COL4A4, exon 20× of DEPDC5,exon 2× of DHDDS, exon 3× of ELOVL4, exon 5× of FAH, exon 4× of FXN,exon 4× of GALE, exon 3× of GBE1, exon 11× of GRIN2A, exon 1× of GRN,exon 2× of HEXA, exon 2× of KANSL1, exon 1× of KCNQ2, exon 50× of KMT2D,exon 8× of MAPK3, exon 13× of MBD5, exon 2× of MECP2, exon 11× of MUT,exon 31× of NF1, exon 7× of NIPBL, exon 38× of NIPBL, exon 11× of NSD1,exon 6× of OPA1, exon 28× of OPA1, exon 1× of OPTN, exon 1× of PCCA,exon 5× of PCCB, exon 6× of PCCB, exon 4× of PKP2, exon 23× of PLCB1,exon 3× of PRPF3, exon 9× of PRPF31, exon 1× of RAI1, exon 5× of RBFOX2,exon 13× of SCN2A, exon 6× of SCN3A, exon 7× of SCN3A, exon 4× of SCN8A,exon 6× of SCN8A, exon 20× of SCN8A, exon 6× of SCN9A, exon 24× ofSHANK3, exon 3× of SLC25A13, exon 6× of SLC25A13, exon 9× of SLC25A13,exon 11× of SLC25A13, exon 13× of SLC25A13, exon 1× of SLC6A1, exon 12×of SPTAN1, exon 10× of TEK, exon 15× of TEK, exon 1× of TOPORS, exon 11×of TSC2, exon 30× of TSC2, exon 1× of UBE3A, or exon 7× of VCAN in anmRNA transcript encoded by the ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS,CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5,DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2,KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA,PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A,SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, orVCAN gene can induce a PIC in the mRNA transcript. For example,inclusion of exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 243564285 243564388) of AKT3; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr19 13236449 13236618) of CACNA1A; exon (GRCh38/hg38:chr21 43059730 43060012) of CBS; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 207775610207775745) of CD46; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 196675450 196675529) of CFH;exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr15 92998149 92998261) of CHD2; exon (GRCh38/hg38:chr16 28479644 28479765) of CLN3; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr6 3318363433183698) of COL11A2; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227296487 227296526) ofCOL4A3; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227144653 227144833) of COL4A4; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227015283 227015360) of COL4A4; exon (GRCh38/hg38:chr1 207637688 207637848) of CR1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr19 4783540347835579) of CRX; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 59904366 59904516) of CYP2J2;exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 26442335 26442372) of DHDDS; exon (GRCh38/hg38:chr1 28230131 28230252) of DNAJC8; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr2 8858275588582824) of EIF2AK3; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr17 64102673 64102804) ofERN1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 23798311 23798484) of GALE; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chrX 109383365 109383446) of GUCY2F; exon (GRCh38/hg38:chrX 109439038 109439175) of GUCY2F; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr15 7236237672362466) of HEXA; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr15 72345677 72345776) of HEXA;exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr16 30115595 30115645) of MAPK3; exon (GRCh38/hg38:chr2 148460219 148460304) of MBD5; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148490695148490787) of MBD5; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148505761 148505830) ofMBD5; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr6 49436522 49436597) of MUT; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr19 50230825 50230999) of MYH14; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr675867431 75867523) of MYO6; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr17 31249955 31250125)of NF1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr22 29628658 29628773) of NF2; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr5 37048127 37048354) of NIPBL; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr12100499841 100500024) of NR1H4; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177169394177169559) of NSD1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177200761 177200783) ofNSD1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177247924 177248079) of NSD1; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177275947 177276101) of NSD1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr3193628509 193628616) of OPA1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr3 193603500193603557) of OPA1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr13 100305751 100305834) ofPCCA; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr12 32894516 32894778) of PKP2; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr22 46203575 46203752) of PPARA; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr1150327557 150327652) of PRPF3; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 150330401150330498) of PRPF3; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr2 165327155 165327202) ofSCN2A; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr12 51688758 51688849) of SCN8A; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr12 51780202 51780271) of SCN8A; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr2166304238 166304329) of SCN9A; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr7 8079485480794957) of SEMA3C; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr7 85059498 85059541) ofSEMA3D; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr11 225673 226081) of SIRT3; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr19 1216268 1216398) of STK11; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr191221621 1221846) of STK11; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr6 33448789 33448868) ofSYNGAP1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr9 32551365 32551469) of TOPORS; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr5 83544965 83545070) of VCAN in an mRNA transcriptencoded by the AKT3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD46, CFH, CHD2, CLN3, COL11A2,COL4A3, COL4A4, COL4A4, CR1, CRX, CYP2J2, DHDDS, DNAJC8, EIF2AK3, ERN1,GALE, GUCY2F, GUCY2F, HEXA, HEXA, MAPK3, MBD5, MBD5, MBD5, MUT, MYH14,MYO6, NF1, NF2, NIPBL, NR1H4, NSD1, NSD1, NSD1, NSD1, OPA1, OPA1, PCCA,PKP2, PPARA, PRPF3, PRPF3, SCN2A, SCN8A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SEMA3C, SEMA3D,SIRT3, STK11, STK11, SYNGAP1, TOPORS, or VCAN.

Therapeutic Agents

In various embodiments of the present disclosure, compositions andmethods comprising a therapeutic agent are provided to modulate proteinexpression level of ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55,CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS,ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D,MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2,PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46,COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3,ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1. In someembodiments, provided herein are compositions and methods to modulatealternative splicing of ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55,CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS,ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D,MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2,PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46,COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3,ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NRIH4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 pre-mRNA.In some embodiments, provided herein are compositions and methods toinduce exon skipping in the splicing of ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3,CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3,COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA,KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1,OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A,SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS,TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6,NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NRIH4, STK11, PPARA,CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 pre-mRNA, e.g., to induce skipping of a pseudo-exonduring splicing of ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5,CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4,FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3,MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1,PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6AJ, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46,COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3,ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NRIH4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 pre-mRNA.In other embodiments, therapeutic agents may be used to induce theinclusion of an exon in order to decrease the protein expression level.

A therapeutic agent disclosed herein can be a NIE repressor agent. Atherapeutic agent may comprise a polynucleic acid polymer.

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, provided herein is amethod of treatment or prevention of a condition or disease associatedwith a functional ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5,CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4,FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3,MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1,PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46,COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3,ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 proteindeficiency, comprising administering a NIE repressor agent to a subjectto increase levels of functional ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A,CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4,DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1,KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN,PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A,SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2,UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2,SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA,CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein, wherein the agent binds to a region of thepre-mRNA transcript to decrease inclusion of the NIE in the maturetranscript. For example, provided herein is a method of treatment orprevention of a condition associated with a functional ABCB4, ASS1,ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3,COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A,GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL,NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2,SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK,TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, or VCAN protein deficiency, comprisingadministering a NIE repressor agent to a subject to increase levels offunctional ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH,CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH,FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5,MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1,PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, or VCAN protein,wherein the agent binds to a region of an intron containing an NIE(e.g., exon 8× of ABCB4, exon 9× of ASS1, exon 16× of ATP8B1, exon 1× ofBAG3, exon 31× of CACNA1A, exon 36× of CACNA1A, exon 37× of CACNA1A,exon 3× of CBS, exon 12× of CBS, exon 1× of CD55, exon 16× of CDKL5,exon 3× of CFH, exon 30× of CHD2, exon 4× of CHRNA7, exon 1× of CISD2,exon 15× of CLN3, exon 11× of COL4A3, exon 41× of COL4A3, exon 22× ofCOL4A4, exon 44× of COL4A4, exon 20× of DEPDC5, exon 2× of DHDDS, exon3× of ELOVL4, exon 5× of FAH, exon 4× of FXN, exon 4× of GALE, exon 3×of GBE1, exon 11× of GRIN2A, exon 1× of GRN, exon 2× of HEXA, exon 2× ofKANSL1, exon 1× of KCNQ2, exon 50× of KMT2D, exon 8× of MAPK3, exon 13×of MBD5, exon 2× of MECP2, exon 11× of MUT, exon 31× of NF1, exon 7× ofNIPBL, exon 38× of NIPBL, exon 11× of NSD1, exon 6× of OPA1, exon 28× ofOPA1, exon 1× of OPTN, exon 1× of PCCA, exon 5× of PCCB, exon 6× ofPCCB, exon 4× of PKP2, exon 23× of PLCB1, exon 3× of PRPF3, exon 9× ofPRPF31, exon 1× of RAI1, exon 5× of RBFOX2, exon 13× of SCN2A, exon 6×of SCN3A, exon 7× of SCN3A, exon 4× of SCN8A, exon 6× of SCN8A, exon 20×of SCN8A, exon 6× of SCN9A, exon 24× of SHANK3, exon 3× of SLC25A13,exon 6× of SLC25A13, exon 9× of SLC25A13, exon 11× of SLC25A13, exon 13×of SLC25A13, exon 1× of SLC6A1, exon 12× of SPTAN1, exon 10× of TEK,exon 15× of TEK, exon 1× of TOPORS, exon 11× of TSC2, exon 30× of TSC2,exon 1× of UBE3A, or exon 7× of VCAN) of the pre-mRNA transcript or to aNIE-activating regulatory sequence in the same intron. For example,provided herein is a method of treatment or prevention of a conditionassociated with a functional AKT3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD46, CFH, CHD2, CLN3,COL11A2, COL4A3, COL4A4, COL4A4, CR1, CRX, CYP2J2, DHDDS, DNAJC8,EIF2AK3, ERN1, GALE, GUCY2F, GUCY2F, HEXA, HEXA, MAPK3, MBD5, MBD5,MBD5, MUT, MYH14, MYO6, NF1, NF2, NIPBL, NR1H4, NSD1, NSD1, NSD1, NSD1,OPA1, OPA1, PCCA, PKP2, PPARA, PRPF3, PRPF3, SCN2A, SCN8A, SCN8A, SCN9A,SEMA3C, SEMA3D, SIRT3, STK11, STK11, SYNGAP1, TOPORS, or VCAN proteindeficiency, comprising administering a NIE repressor agent to a subjectto increase levels of functional AKT3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD46, CFH, CHD2,CLN3, COL11A2, COL4A3, COL4A4, COL4A4, CR1, CRX, CYP2J2, DHDDS, DNAJC8,EIF2AK3, ERN1, GALE, GUCY2F, GUCY2F, HEXA, HEXA, MAPK3, MBD5, MBD5,MBD5, MUT, MYH14, MYO6, NF1, NF2, NIPBL, NR1H4, NSD1, NSD1, NSD1, NSD1,OPA1, OPA1, PCCA, PKP2, PPARA, PRPF3, PRPF3, SCN2A, SCN8A, SCN8A, SCN9A,SEMA3C, SEMA3D, SIRT3, STK11, STK11, SYNGAP1, TOPORS, or VCAN protein,wherein the agent binds to a region of an intron containing an NIE(e.g., exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 243564285 243564388) of AKT3; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr19 13236449 13236618) of CACNA1A; exon (GRCh38/hg38:chr21 43059730 43060012) of CBS; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 207775610207775745) of CD46; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 196675450 196675529) of CFH;exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr15 92998149 92998261) of CHD2; exon (GRCh38/hg38:chr16 28479644 28479765) of CLN3; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr6 3318363433183698) of COL11A2; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227296487 227296526) ofCOL4A3; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227144653 227144833) of COL4A4; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227015283 227015360) of COL4A4; exon (GRCh38/hg38:chr1 207637688 207637848) of CR1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr19 4783540347835579) of CRX; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 59904366 59904516) of CYP2J2;exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 26442335 26442372) of DHDDS; exon (GRCh38/hg38:chr1 28230131 28230252) of DNAJC8; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr2 8858275588582824) of EIF2AK3; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr17 64102673 64102804) ofERN1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 23798311 23798484) of GALE; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chrX 109383365 109383446) of GUCY2F; exon (GRCh38/hg38:chrX 109439038 109439175) of GUCY2F; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr15 7236237672362466) of HEXA; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr15 72345677 72345776) of HEXA;exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr16 30115595 30115645) of MAPK3; exon (GRCh38/hg38:chr2 148460219 148460304) of MBD5; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148490695148490787) of MBD5; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148505761 148505830) ofMBD5; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr6 49436522 49436597) of MUT; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr19 50230825 50230999) of MYH14; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr675867431 75867523) of MYO6; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr17 31249955 31250125)of NF1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr22 29628658 29628773) of NF2; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr5 37048127 37048354) of NIPBL; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr12100499841 100500024) of NR1H4; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177169394177169559) of NSD1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177200761 177200783) ofNSD1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177247924 177248079) of NSD1; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177275947 177276101) of NSD1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr3193628509 193628616) of OPA1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr3 193603500193603557) of OPA1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr13 100305751 100305834) ofPCCA; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr12 32894516 32894778) of PKP2; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr22 46203575 46203752) of PPARA; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr1150327557 150327652) of PRPF3; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr1 150330401150330498) of PRPF3; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr2 165327155 165327202) ofSCN2A; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr12 51688758 51688849) of SCN8A; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr12 51780202 51780271) of SCN8A; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr2166304238 166304329) of SCN9A; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr7 8079485480794957) of SEMA3C; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr7 85059498 85059541) ofSEMA3D; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr11 225673 226081) of SIRT3; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr19 1216268 1216398) of STK11; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr191221621 1221846) of STK11; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr6 33448789 33448868) ofSYNGAP1; exon (GRCh38/hg38: chr9 32551365 32551469) of TOPORS; exon(GRCh38/hg38: chr5 83544965 83545070) of VCAN) of the pre-mRNAtranscript or to a NIE-activating regulatory sequence in the sameintron.

Where reference is made to reducing NIE inclusion in the mature mRNA,the reduction may be complete, e.g., 100%, or may be partial. Thereduction may be clinically significant. The reduction/correction may berelative to the level of NIE inclusion in the subject without treatment,or relative to the amount of NIE inclusion in a population of similarsubjects. The reduction/correction may be at least 10% less NIEinclusion relative to the average subject, or the subject prior totreatment. The reduction may be at least 20% less NIE inclusion relativeto an average subject, or the subject prior to treatment. The reductionmay be at least 40% less NIE inclusion relative to an average subject,or the subject prior to treatment. The reduction may be at least 50%less NIE inclusion relative to an average subject, or the subject priorto treatment. The reduction may be at least 60% less NIE inclusionrelative to an average subject, or the subject prior to treatment. Thereduction may be at least 80% less NIE inclusion relative to an averagesubject, or the subject prior to treatment. The reduction may be atleast 90% less NIE inclusion relative to an average subject, or thesubject prior to treatment.

Where reference is made to increasing active ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3,CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3,COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA,KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1,OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A,SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS,TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6,NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA,CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein levels, the increase may be clinicallysignificant. The increase may be relative to the level of active ABCB4,ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2,CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1,GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1,NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1,RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1,TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8,MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4,STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein in the subject withouttreatment, or relative to the amount of active ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1,BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3,COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA,KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1,OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A,SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS,TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6,NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA,CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein in a population of similar subjects. Theincrease may be at least 10% more active ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3,CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3,COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA,KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1,OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A,SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS,TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6,NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA,CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein relative to the average subject, or thesubject prior to treatment. The increase may be at least 20% more activeABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7,CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE,GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT,NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31,RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1,SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX,DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3,NR1H4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein relative to the averagesubject, or the subject prior to treatment. The increase may be at least40% more active ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5,CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4,FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3,MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1,PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46,COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3,ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 proteinrelative to the average subject, or the subject prior to treatment. Theincrease may be at least 50% more active ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3,CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3,COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA,KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1,OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A,SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS,TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6,NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA,CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein relative to the average subject, or thesubject prior to treatment. The increase may be at least 80% more activeABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7,CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE,GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT,NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31,RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1,SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX,DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3,NR1H4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein relative to the averagesubject, or the subject prior to treatment. The increase may be at least100% more active ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5,CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4,FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3,MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1,PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46,COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3,ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 proteinrelative to the average subject, or the subject prior to treatment. Theincrease may be at least 200% more active ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3,CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3,COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA,KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1,OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A,SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS,TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6,NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA,CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein relative to the average subject, or thesubject prior to treatment. The increase may be at least 500% moreactive ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2,CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN,GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2,MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3,PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13,SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2,CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1,GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 protein relativeto the average subject, or the subject prior to treatment.

In embodiments wherein the NIE repressor agent comprises a polynucleicacid polymer, the polynucleic acid polymer may be about 50 nucleotidesin length. The polynucleic acid polymer may be about 45 nucleotides inlength. The polynucleic acid polymer may be about 40 nucleotides inlength. The polynucleic acid polymer may be about 35 nucleotides inlength. The polynucleic acid polymer may be about 30 nucleotides inlength. The polynucleic acid polymer may be about 24 nucleotides inlength. The polynucleic acid polymer may be about 25 nucleotides inlength. The polynucleic acid polymer may be about 20 nucleotides inlength. The polynucleic acid polymer may be about 19 nucleotides inlength. The polynucleic acid polymer may be about 18 nucleotides inlength. The polynucleic acid polymer may be about 17 nucleotides inlength. The polynucleic acid polymer may be about 16 nucleotides inlength. The polynucleic acid polymer may be about 15 nucleotides inlength. The polynucleic acid polymer may be about 14 nucleotides inlength. The polynucleic acid polymer may be about 13 nucleotides inlength. The polynucleic acid polymer may be about 12 nucleotides inlength. The polynucleic acid polymer may be about 11 nucleotides inlength. The polynucleic acid polymer may be about 10 nucleotides inlength. The polynucleic acid polymer may be between about 10 and about50 nucleotides in length. The polynucleic acid polymer may be betweenabout 10 and about 45 nucleotides in length. The polynucleic acidpolymer may be between about 10 and about 40 nucleotides in length. Thepolynucleic acid polymer may be between about 10 and about 35nucleotides in length. The polynucleic acid polymer may be between about10 and about 30 nucleotides in length. The polynucleic acid polymer maybe between about 10 and about 25 nucleotides in length. The polynucleicacid polymer may be between about 10 and about 20 nucleotides in length.The polynucleic acid polymer may be between about 15 and about 25nucleotides in length. The polynucleic acid polymer may be between about15 and about 30 nucleotides in length. The polynucleic acid polymer maybe between about 12 and about 30 nucleotides in length.

The sequence of the polynucleic acid polymer may be at least 50%, 55%,60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%,98%, 99%, or 99.5% complementary to a target sequence of an mRNAtranscript, e.g., a partially processed mRNA transcript. The sequence ofthe polynucleic acid polymer may be 100% complementary to a targetsequence of a pre-mRNA transcript.

The sequence of the polynucleic acid polymer may have 4 or fewermismatches to a target sequence of the pre-mRNA transcript. The sequenceof the polynucleic acid polymer may have 3 or fewer mismatches to atarget sequence of the pre-mRNA transcript. The sequence of thepolynucleic acid polymer may have 2 or fewer mismatches to a targetsequence of the pre-mRNA transcript. The sequence of the polynucleicacid polymer may have 1 or fewer mismatches to a target sequence of thepre-mRNA transcript. The sequence of the polynucleic acid polymer mayhave no mismatches to a target sequence of the pre-mRNA transcript.

The polynucleic acid polymer may specifically hybridize to a targetsequence of the pre-mRNA transcript. For example, the polynucleic acidpolymer may have 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, 99.5% or100% sequence complementarity to a target sequence of the pre-mRNAtranscript. The hybridization may be under high stringent hybridizationconditions.

The polynucleic acid polymer comprising a sequence with at least 50%,55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%,97%, 98%, 99%, or 99.5% sequence identity to a sequence selected fromthe group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 60-191. The polynucleic acid polymermay comprise a sequence with 100% sequence identity to a sequenceselected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 60-191.

Where reference is made to a polynucleic acid polymer sequence, theskilled person will understand that one or more substitutions may betolerated, optionally two substitutions may be tolerated in thesequence, such that it maintains the ability to hybridize to the targetsequence; or where the substitution is in a target sequence, the abilityto be recognized as the target sequence.

References to sequence identity may be determined by BLAST sequencealignment using standard/default parameters. For example, the sequencemay have 99% identity and still function according to the presentdisclosure. In other embodiments, the sequence may have 98% identity andstill function according to the present disclosure. In anotherembodiment, the sequence may have 95% identity and still functionaccording to the present disclosure. In another embodiment, the sequencemay have 90% identity and still function according to the presentdisclosure.

Antisense Oligomers

Provided herein is a composition comprising an antisense oligomer thatinduces exon skipping by binding to a targeted portion of a ABCB4, ASS1,ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3,COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A,GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL,NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2,SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6AJ, SPTAN1, TEK,TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14,MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NRIH4, STK11,PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 NIE containing pre-mRNA. As used herein, theterms “ASO” and “antisense oligomer” are used interchangeably and referto an oligomer such as a polynucleotide, comprising nucleobases thathybridizes to a target nucleic acid (e.g., a ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3,CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3,COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA,KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1,OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A,SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS,TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6,NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA,CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 NIE containing pre-mRNA) sequence by Watson-Crickbase pairing or wobble base pairing (G-U). The ASO may have exactsequence complementary to the target sequence or near complementarity(e.g., sufficient complementarity to bind the target sequence andenhancing splicing at a splice site). ASOs are designed so that theybind (hybridize) to a target nucleic acid (e.g., a targeted portion of apre-mRNA transcript) and remain hybridized under physiologicalconditions. Typically, if they hybridize to a site other than theintended (targeted) nucleic acid sequence, they hybridize to a limitednumber of sequences that are not a target nucleic acid (to a few sitesother than a target nucleic acid). Design of an ASO can take intoconsideration the occurrence of the nucleic acid sequence of thetargeted portion of the pre-mRNA transcript or a sufficiently similarnucleic acid sequence in other locations in the genome or cellularpre-mRNA or transcriptome, such that the likelihood the ASO will bindother sites and cause “off-target” effects is limited. Any antisenseoligomers known in the art, for example in PCT Application No.PCT/US2014/054151, published as WO 2015/035091, titled “ReducingNonsense-Mediated mRNA Decay,” incorporated by reference herein, can beused to practice the methods described herein.

In some embodiments, ASOs “specifically hybridize” to or are “specific”to a target nucleic acid or a targeted portion of a NIE containingpre-mRNA. Typically such hybridization occurs with a T_(m) substantiallygreater than 37° C., preferably at least 50° C., and typically between60° C. to approximately 90° C. Such hybridization preferably correspondsto stringent hybridization conditions. At a given ionic strength and pH,the T_(m) is the temperature at which 50% of a target sequencehybridizes to a complementary oligonucleotide.

Oligomers, such as oligonucleotides, are “complementary” to one anotherwhen hybridization occurs in an antiparallel configuration between twosingle-stranded polynucleotides. A double-stranded polynucleotide can be“complementary” to another polynucleotide, if hybridization can occurbetween one of the strands of the first polynucleotide and the second.Complementarity (the degree to which one polynucleotide is complementarywith another) is quantifiable in terms of the proportion (e.g., thepercentage) of bases in opposing strands that are expected to formhydrogen bonds with each other, according to generally acceptedbase-pairing rules. The sequence of an antisense oligomer (ASO) need notbe 100% complementary to that of its target nucleic acid to hybridize.In certain embodiments, ASOs can comprise at least 70%, at least 75%, atleast 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 95%, at least 96%, atleast 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% sequence complementarity to atarget region within the target nucleic acid sequence to which they aretargeted. For example, an ASO in which 18 of 20 nucleobases of theoligomeric compound are complementary to a target region, and wouldtherefore specifically hybridize, would represent 90 percentcomplementarity. In this example, the remaining non-complementarynucleobases may be clustered together or interspersed with complementarynucleobases and need not be contiguous to each other or to complementarynucleobases. Percent complementarity of an ASO with a region of a targetnucleic acid can be determined routinely using BLAST programs (basiclocal alignment search tools) and PowerBLAST programs known in the art(Altschul, et al., J. Mol. Biol., 1990, 215, 403-410; Zhang and Madden,Genome Res., 1997, 7, 649-656).

An ASO need not hybridize to all nucleobases in a target sequence andthe nucleobases to which it does hybridize may be contiguous ornoncontiguous. ASOs may hybridize over one or more segments of apre-mRNA transcript, such that intervening or adjacent segments are notinvolved in the hybridization event (e.g., a loop structure or hairpinstructure may be formed). In certain embodiments, an ASO hybridizes tononcontiguous nucleobases in a target pre-mRNA transcript. For example,an ASO can hybridize to nucleobases in a pre-mRNA transcript that areseparated by one or more nucleobase(s) to which the ASO does nothybridize.

The ASOs described herein comprise nucleobases that are complementary tonucleobases present in a target portion of a NIE containing pre-mRNA.The term ASO embodies oligonucleotides and any other oligomeric moleculethat comprises nucleobases capable of hybridizing to a complementarynucleobase on a target mRNA but does not comprise a sugar moiety, suchas a peptide nucleic acid (PNA). The ASOs may comprisenaturally-occurring nucleotides, nucleotide analogs, modifiednucleotides, or any combination of two or three of the preceding. Theterm “naturally occurring nucleotides” includes deoxyribonucleotides andribonucleotides. The term “modified nucleotides” includes nucleotideswith modified or substituted sugar groups and/or having a modifiedbackbone. In some embodiments, all of the nucleotides of the ASO aremodified nucleotides. Chemical modifications of ASOs or components ofASOs that are compatible with the methods and compositions describedherein will be evident to one of skill in the art and can be found, forexample, in U.S. Pat. No. 8,258,109 B2, U.S. Pat. No. 5,656,612, U.S.Patent Publication No. 2012/0190728, and Dias and Stein, Mol. CancerTher. 2002, 347-355, herein incorporated by reference in their entirety.

One or more nucleobases of an ASO may be any naturally occurring,unmodified nucleobase such as adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine anduracil, or any synthetic or modified nucleobase that is sufficientlysimilar to an unmodified nucleobase such that it is capable of hydrogenbonding with a nucleobase present on a target pre-mRNA. Examples ofmodified nucleobases include, without limitation, hypoxanthine,xanthine, 7-methylguanine, 5, 6-dihydrouracil, 5-methylcytosine, and5-hydroxymethoylcytosine.

The ASOs described herein also comprise a backbone structure thatconnects the components of an oligomer. The term “backbone structure”and “oligomer linkages” may be used interchangeably and refer to theconnection between monomers of the ASO. In naturally occurringoligonucleotides, the backbone comprises a 3′-5′ phosphodiester linkageconnecting sugar moieties of the oligomer. The backbone structure oroligomer linkages of the ASOs described herein may include (but are notlimited to) phosphorothioate, phosphorodithioate, phosphoroselenoate,phosphorodiselenoate, phosphoroanilothioate, phosphoraniladate,phosphoramidate, and the like. See, e.g., LaPlanche, et al., NucleicAcids Res. 14:9081 (1986); Stec, et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 106:6077(1984), Stein, et al., Nucleic Acids Res. 16:3209 (1988), Zon, et al.,Anti-Cancer Drug Design 6:539 (1991); Zon, et al., Oligonucleotides andAnalogues: A Practical Approach, pp. 87-108 (F. Eckstein, Ed., OxfordUniversity Press, Oxford England (1991)); Stec, et al., U.S. Pat. No.5,151,510; Uhlmann and Peyman, Chemical Reviews 90:543 (1990). In someembodiments, the backbone structure of the ASO does not containphosphorous but rather contains peptide bonds, for example in a peptidenucleic acid (PNA), or linking groups including carbamate, amides, andlinear and cyclic hydrocarbon groups. In some embodiments, the backbonemodification is a phosphothioate linkage. In some embodiments, thebackbone modification is a phosphoramidate linkage.

In some embodiments, the stereochemistry at each of the phosphorusinternucleotide linkages of the ASO backbone is random. In someembodiments, the stereochemistry at each of the phosphorusinternucleotide linkages of the ASO backbone is controlled and is notrandom. For example, U.S. Pat. App. Pub. No. 2014/0194610, “Methods forthe Synthesis of Functionalized Nucleic Acids,” incorporated herein byreference, describes methods for independently selecting the handednessof chirality at each phosphorous atom in a nucleic acid oligomer. Insome embodiments, an ASO used in the methods of the disclosure,including, but not limited to, any of the ASOs set forth herein inTables 5 and 6, comprises an ASO having phosphorus internucleotidelinkages that are not random. In some embodiments, a composition used inthe methods of the disclosure comprises a pure diastereomeric ASO. Insome embodiments, a composition used in the methods of the disclosurecomprises an ASO that has diastereomeric purity of at least about 90%,at least about 91%, at least about 92%, at least about 93%, at leastabout 94%, at least about 95%, at least about 96%, at least about 97%,at least about 98%, at least about 99%, about 100%, about 90% to about100%, about 91% to about 100%, about 92% to about 100%, about 93% toabout 100%, about 94% to about 100%, about 95% to about 100%, about 96%to about 100%, about 97% to about 100%, about 98% to about 100%, orabout 99% to about 100%.

In some embodiments, the ASO has a nonrandom mixture of Rp and Spconfigurations at its phosphorus internucleotide linkages. For example,it has been suggested that a mix of Rp and Sp is required in antisenseoligonucleotides to achieve a balance between good activity and nucleasestability (Wan, et al., 2014, “Synthesis, biophysical properties andbiological activity of second generation antisense oligonucleotidescontaining chiral phosphorothioate linkages,” Nucleic Acids Research42(22): 13456-13468, incorporated herein by reference). In someembodiments, an ASO used in the methods of the disclosure, including,but not limited to, any of the ASOs set forth herein in SEQ ID NOs:60-191, comprises about 5-100% Rp, at least about 5% Rp, at least about10% Rp, at least about 15% Rp, at least about 20% Rp, at least about 25%Rp, at least about 30% Rp, at least about 35% Rp, at least about 40% Rp,at least about 45% Rp, at least about 50% Rp, at least about 55% Rp, atleast about 60% Rp, at least about 65% Rp, at least about 70% Rp, atleast about 75% Rp, at least about 80% Rp, at least about 85% Rp, atleast about 90% Rp, or at least about 95% Rp, with the remainder Sp, orabout 100% Rp. In some embodiments, an ASO used in the methods of thedisclosure, including, but not limited to, any of the ASOs set forthherein comprise a sequence with at least about 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%,or 100% sequence identity to a region comprising at least 8 contiguousnucleic acids of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 60-191, comprises about 10% toabout 100% Rp, about 15% to about 100% Rp, about 20% to about 100% Rp,about 25% to about 100% Rp, about 30% to about 100% Rp, about 35% toabout 100% Rp, about 40% to about 100% Rp, about 45% to about 100% Rp,about 50% to about 100% Rp, about 55% to about 100% Rp, about 60% toabout 100% Rp, about 65% to about 100% Rp, about 70% to about 100% Rp,about 75% to about 100% Rp, about 80% to about 100% Rp, about 85% toabout 100% Rp, about 90% to about 100% Rp, or about 95% to about 100%Rp, about 20% to about 80% Rp, about 25% to about 75% Rp, about 30% toabout 70% Rp, about 40% to about 60% Rp, or about 45% to about 55% Rp,with the remainder Sp.

In some embodiments, an ASO used in the methods of the disclosure,including, but not limited to, any of the ASOs set forth herein comprisea sequence with at least about 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, or 100% sequenceidentity to a region comprising at least 8 contiguous nucleic acids ofany one of SEQ ID NOs: 60-191, comprises about 5-100% Sp, at least about5% Sp, at least about 10% Sp, at least about 15% Sp, at least about 20%Sp, at least about 25% Sp, at least about 30% Sp, at least about 35% Sp,at least about 40% Sp, at least about 45% Sp, at least about 50% Sp, atleast about 55% Sp, at least about 60% Sp, at least about 65% Sp, atleast about 70% Sp, at least about 75% Sp, at least about 80% Sp, atleast about 85% Sp, at least about 90% Sp, or at least about 95% Sp,with the remainder Rp, or about 100% Sp. In embodiments, an ASO used inthe methods of the disclosure, including, but not limited to, any of theASOs set forth herein comprise a sequence with at least about 80%, 85%,90%, 95%, 97%, or 100% sequence identity to a region comprising at least8 contiguous nucleic acids of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 60-191, comprisesabout 10% to about 100% Sp, about 15% to about 100% Sp, about 20% toabout 100% Sp, about 25% to about 100% Sp, about 30% to about 100% Sp,about 35% to about 100% Sp, about 40% to about 100% Sp, about 45% toabout 100% Sp, about 50% to about 100% Sp, about 55% to about 100% Sp,about 60% to about 100% Sp, about 65% to about 100% Sp, about 70% toabout 100% Sp, about 75% to about 100% Sp, about 80% to about 100% Sp,about 85% to about 100% Sp, about 90% to about 100% Sp, or about 95% toabout 100% Sp, about 20% to about 80% Sp, about 25% to about 75% Sp,about 30% to about 70% Sp, about 40% to about 60% Sp, or about 45% toabout 55% Sp, with the remainder Rp.

Any of the ASOs described herein may contain a sugar moiety thatcomprises ribose or deoxyribose, as present in naturally occurringnucleotides, or a modified sugar moiety or sugar analog, including amorpholine ring. Non-limiting examples of modified sugar moietiesinclude 2′ substitutions such as 2′-O-methyl (2′-O-Me),2′-O-methoxyethyl (2′MOE), 2′-O-aminoethyl, 2′F; N3′→P5′phosphoramidate, 2′dimethylaminooxyethoxy, 2′dimethylaminoethoxyethoxy,2′-guanidinidium, 2′-O-guanidinium ethyl, carbamate modified sugars, andbicyclic modified sugars. In some embodiments, the sugar moietymodification is selected from 2′-O-Me, 2′F, and 2′MOE. In someembodiments, the sugar moiety modification is an extra bridge bond, suchas in a locked nucleic acid (LNA). In some embodiments the sugar analogcontains a morpholine ring, such as phosphorodiamidate morpholino (PMO).In some embodiments, the sugar moiety comprises a ribofuransyl or2′deoxyribofuransyl modification. In some embodiments, the sugar moietycomprises 2′4′-constrained 2′O-methyloxyethyl (cMOE) modifications. Insome embodiments, the sugar moiety comprises cEt 2′, 4′ constrained 2′-Oethyl BNA modifications. In some embodiments, the sugar moiety comprisestricycloDNA (tcDNA) modifications. In some embodiments, the sugar moietycomprises ethylene nucleic acid (ENA) modifications. In someembodiments, the sugar moiety comprises MCE modifications. Modificationsare known in the art and described in the literature, e.g., by Jarver,et al., 2014, “A Chemical View of Oligonucleotides for Exon Skipping andRelated Drug Applications,” Nucleic Acid Therapeutics 24(1): 37-47,incorporated by reference for this purpose herein.

In some embodiments, each monomer of the ASO is modified in the sameway, for example each linkage of the backbone of the ASO comprises aphosphorothioate linkage or each ribose sugar moiety comprises a2′O-methyl modification. Such modifications that are present on each ofthe monomer components of an ASO are referred to as “uniformmodifications.” In some examples, a combination of differentmodifications may be desired, for example, an ASO may comprise acombination of phosphorodiamidate linkages and sugar moieties comprisingmorpholine rings (morpholinos). Combinations of different modificationsto an ASO are referred to as “mixed modifications” or “mixedchemistries.”

In some embodiments, the ASO comprises one or more backbonemodifications. In some embodiments, the ASO comprises one or more sugarmoiety modification. In some embodiments, the ASO comprises one or morebackbone modifications and one or more sugar moiety modifications. Insome embodiments, the ASO comprises a 2′MOE modification and aphosphorothioate backbone. In some embodiments, the ASO comprises aphosphorodiamidate morpholino (PMO). In some embodiments, the ASOcomprises a peptide nucleic acid (PNA).

Any of the ASOs or any component of an ASO (e.g., a nucleobase, sugarmoiety, backbone) described herein may be modified in order to achievedesired properties or activities of the ASO or reduce undesiredproperties or activities of the ASO. For example, an ASO or one or morecomponents of any ASO may be modified to enhance binding affinity to atarget sequence on a pre-mRNA transcript; reduce binding to anynon-target sequence; reduce degradation by cellular nucleases (i.e.,RNase H); improve uptake of the ASO into a cell and/or into the nucleusof a cell; alter the pharmacokinetics or pharmacodynamics of the ASO;and/or modulate the half-life of the ASO.

In some embodiments, the ASOs are comprised of 2′-O-(2-methoxyethyl)(MOE) phosphorothioate-modified nucleotides. ASOs comprised of suchnucleotides are especially well-suited to the methods disclosed herein;oligomers having such modifications have been shown to havesignificantly enhanced resistance to nuclease degradation and increasedbioavailability, making them suitable, for example, for oral delivery insome embodiments described herein. See e.g., Geary, et al., J PharmacolExp Ther. 2001; 296(3):890-7; Geary, et al., J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2001;296(3):898-904.

Methods of synthesizing ASOs will be known to one of skill in the art.Alternatively or in addition, ASOs may be obtained from a commercialsource.

Unless specified otherwise, the left-hand end of single-stranded nucleicacid (e.g., pre-mRNA transcript, oligonucleotide, ASO, etc.) sequencesis the 5′ end and the left-hand direction of single or double-strandednucleic acid sequences is referred to as the 5′ direction. Similarly,the right-hand end or direction of a nucleic acid sequence (single ordouble stranded) is the 3′ end or direction. Generally, a region orsequence that is 5′ to a reference point in a nucleic acid is referredto as “upstream,” and a region or sequence that is 3′ to a referencepoint in a nucleic acid is referred to as “downstream.” Generally, the5′ direction or end of an mRNA is where the initiation or start codon islocated, while the 3′ end or direction is where the termination codon islocated. In some aspects, nucleotides that are upstream of a referencepoint in a nucleic acid may be designated by a negative number, whilenucleotides that are downstream of a reference point may be designatedby a positive number. For example, a reference point (e.g., an exon-exonjunction in mRNA) may be designated as the “zero” site, and a nucleotidethat is directly adjacent and upstream of the reference point isdesignated “minus one,” e.g., “−1,” while a nucleotide that is directlyadjacent and downstream of the reference point is designated “plus one,”e.g., “+1.”

In some embodiments, the ASOs are complementary to (and bind to) atargeted portion of a ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55,CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS,ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D,MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2,PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46,COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3,ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NRIH4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA that is downstream (in the 3′ direction) of the 5′splice site (or 3′ end of the NIE) of the included exon in a ABCB4,ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2,CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1,GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1,NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1,RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1,TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8,MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NRIH4,STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 NIE containing pre-mRNA (e.g., thedirection designated by positive numbers relative to the 5′ splicesite). In some embodiments, the ASOs are complementary to a targetedportion of the ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5,CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4,FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3,MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1,PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46,COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3,ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA that is within the region about +1 to about +500relative to the 5′ splice site (or 3′ end) of the included exon. In someembodiments, the ASOs may be complementary to a targeted portion of aABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7,CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE,GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT,NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31,RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1,SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX,DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3,NRIH4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 NIE containing pre-mRNA that iswithin the region between nucleotides +6 and +40,000 relative to the 5′splice site (or 3′ end) of the included exon. In some aspects, the ASOsare complementary to a targeted portion that is within the region about+1 to about +40,000, about +1 to about +30,000, about +1 to about+20,000, about +1 to about +15,000, about +1 to about +10,000, about +1to about +5,000, about +1 to about +4,000, about +1 to about +3,000,about +1 to about +2,000, about +1 to about +1,000, about +1 to about+500, about +1 to about +490, about +1 to about +480, about +1 to about+470, about +1 to about +460, about +1 to about +450, about +1 to about+440, about +1 to about +430, about +1 to about +420, about +1 to about+410, about +1 to about +400, about +1 to about +390, about +1 to about+380, about +1 to about +370, about +1 to about +360, about +1 to about+350, about +1 to about +340, about +1 to about +330, about +1 to about+320, about +1 to about +310, about +1 to about +300, about +1 to about+290, about +1 to about +280, about +1 to about +270, about +1 to about+260, about +1 to about +250, about +1 to about +240, about +1 to about+230, about +1 to about +220, about +1 to about +210, about +1 to about+200, about +1 to about +190, about +1 to about +180, about +1 to about+170, about +1 to about +160, about +1 to about +150, about +1 to about+140, about +1 to about +130, about +1 to about +120, about +1 to about+110, about +1 to about +100, about +1 to about +90, about +1 to about+80, about +1 to about +70, about +1 to about +60, about +1 to about+50, about +1 to about +40, about +1 to about +30, or about +1 to about+20 relative to 5′ splice site (or 3′ end) of the included exon. In someaspects, the ASOs are complementary to a targeted portion that is withinthe region from about +1 to about +100, from about +100 to about +200,from about +200 to about +300, from about +300 to about +400, or fromabout +400 to about +500 relative to 5′ splice site (or 3′ end) of theincluded exon.

In some embodiments, the ASOs are complementary to (and bind to) atargeted portion of a ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55,CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS,ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D,MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2,PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46,COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3,ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NRIH4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA that is upstream (in the 5′ direction) of the 5′splice site (or 3′ end) of the included exon in a ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1,BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3,COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA,KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1,OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A,SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS,TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6,NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NRIH4, STK11, PPARA,CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 NIE containing pre-mRNA (e.g., the directiondesignated by negative numbers relative to the 5′ splice site). In someembodiments, the ASOs are complementary to a targeted portion of theABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7,CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE,GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT,NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31,RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1,SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX,DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3,NRIH4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 NIE containing pre-mRNA that iswithin the region about −4 to about −270 relative to the 5′ splice site(or 3′end) of the included exon. In some embodiments, the ASOs may becomplementary to a targeted portion of a ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3,CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3,COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA,KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1,OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A,SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS,TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6,NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA,CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 NIE containing pre-mRNA that is within the regionbetween nucleotides −1 and −40,000 relative to the 5′ splice site (or 3′end) of the included exon. In some aspects, the ASOs are complementaryto a targeted portion that is within the region about −1 to about−40,000, about −1 to about −30,000, about −1 to about −20,000, about −1to about −15,000, about −1 to about −10,000, about −1 to about −5,000,about −1 to about −4,000, about −1 to about −3,000, about −1 to about−2,000, about −1 to about −1,000, about −1 to about −500, about −1 toabout −490, about −1 to about −480, about −1 to about −470, about −1 toabout −460, about −1 to about −450, about −1 to about −440, about −1 toabout −430, about −1 to about −420, about −1 to about −410, about −1 toabout −400, about −1 to about −390, about −1 to about −380, about −1 toabout −370, about −1 to about −360, about −1 to about −350, about −1 toabout −340, about −1 to about −330, about −1 to about −320, about −1 toabout −310, about −1 to about −300, about −1 to about −290, about −1 toabout −280, about −1 to about −270, about −1 to about −260, about −1 toabout −250, about −1 to about −240, about −1 to about −230, about −1 toabout −220, about −1 to about −210, about −1 to about −200, about −1 toabout −190, about −1 to about −180, about −1 to about −170, about −1 toabout −160, about −1 to about −150, about −1 to about −140, about −1 toabout −130, about −1 to about −120, about −1 to about −110, about −1 toabout −100, about −1 to about −90, about −1 to about −80, about −1 toabout −70, about −1 to about −60, about −1 to about −50, about −1 toabout −40, about −1 to about −30, or about −1 to about −20 relative to5′ splice site (or 3′ end) of the included exon.

In some embodiments, the ASOs are complementary to a targeted region ofa ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2,CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN,GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2,MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3,PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13,SLC6AJ, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2,CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1,GUCY2F, SIRT3, NRIH4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 NIE containingpre-mRNA that is upstream (in the 5′ direction) of the 3′ splice site(or 5′ end) of the included exon in a ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3,CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3,COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA,KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1,OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A,SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS,TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6,NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA,CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 NIE containing pre-mRNA (e.g., in the directiondesignated by negative numbers). In some embodiments, the ASOs arecomplementary to a targeted portion of the ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3,CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3,COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA,KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1,OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A,SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS,TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6,NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NRIH4, STK11, PPARA,CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 NIE containing pre-mRNA that is within the regionabout −1 to about −500 relative to the 3′ splice site (or 5′ end) of theincluded exon. In some embodiments, the ASOs are complementary to atargeted portion of the ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55,CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS,ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D,MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2,PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46,COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3,ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NRIH4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA that is within the region −1 to −40,000 relative tothe 3′ splice site of the included exon. In some aspects, the ASOs arecomplementary to a targeted portion that is within the region about −1to about −40,000, about −1 to about −30,000, −1 to about −20,000, about−1 to about −15,000, about −1 to about −10,000, about −1 to about−5,000, about −1 to about −4,000, about −1 to about −3,000, about −1 toabout −2,000, about −1 to about −1,000, about −1 to about −500, about −1to about −490, about −1 to about −480, about −1 to about −470, about −1to about −460, about −1 to about −450, about −1 to about −440, about −1to about −430, about −1 to about −420, about −1 to about −410, about −1to about −400, about −1 to about −390, about −1 to about −380, about −1to about −370, about −1 to about −360, about −1 to about −350, about −1to about −340, about −1 to about −330, about −1 to about −320, about −1to about −310, about −1 to about −300, about −1 to about −290, about −1to about −280, about −1 to about −270, about −1 to about −260, about −1to about −250, about −1 to about −240, about −1 to about −230, about −1to about −220, about −1 to about −210, about −1 to about −200, about −1to about −190, about −1 to about −180, about −1 to about −170, about −1to about −160, about −1 to about −150, about −1 to about −140, about −1to about −130, about −1 to about −120, about −1 to about −110, about −1to about −100, about −1 to about −90, about −1 to about −80, about −1 toabout −70, about −1 to about −60, about −1 to about −50, about −1 toabout −40, about −1 to about −30, or about −1 to about −20 relative to3′ splice site of the included exon. In some aspects, the ASOs arecomplementary to a targeted portion that is within the region from about−1 to about −100, from about −100 to about −200, from about −200 toabout −300, from about −300 to about −400, or from about −400 to about−500 relative to 3′ splice site of the included exon.

In some embodiments, the ASOs are complementary to a targeted region ofa ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2,CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN,GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2,MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3,PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13,SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2,CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1,GUCY2F, SIRT3, NRIH4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 NIE containingpre-mRNA that is downstream (in the 3′ direction) of the 3′ splice site(5′ end) of the included exon in a ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A,CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4,DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1,KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN,PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A,SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2,UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2,SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NRIH4, STK11, PPARA,CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 NIE containing pre-mRNA (e.g., in the directiondesignated by positive numbers). In some embodiments, the ASOs arecomplementary to a targeted portion of the ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3,CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3,COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA,KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1,OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A,SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS,TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6,NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA,CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 NIE containing pre-mRNA that is within the region ofabout +1 to about +40,000 relative to the 3′ splice site of the includedexon. In some aspects, the ASOs are complementary to a targeted portionthat is within the region about +1 to about +40,000, about +1 to about+30,000, about +1 to about +20,000, about +1 to about +15,000, about +1to about +10,000, about +1 to about +5,000, about +1 to about +4,000,about +1 to about +3,000, about +1 to about +2,000, about +1 to about+1,000, about +1 to about +500, about +1 to about +490, about +1 toabout +480, about +1 to about +470, about +1 to about +460, about +1 toabout +450, about +1 to about +440, about +1 to about +430, about +1 toabout +420, about +1 to about +410, about +1 to about +400, about +1 toabout +390, about +1 to about +380, about +1 to about +370, about +1 toabout +360, about +1 to about +350, about +1 to about +340, about +1 toabout +330, about +1 to about +320, about +1 to about +310, about +1 toabout +300, about +1 to about +290, about +1 to about +280, about +1 toabout +270, about +1 to about +260, about +1 to about +250, about +1 toabout +240, about +1 to about +230, about +1 to about +220, about +1 toabout +210, about +1 to about +200, about +1 to about +190, about +1 toabout +180, about +1 to about +170, about +1 to about +160, about +1 toabout +150, about +1 to about +140, about +1 to about +130, about +1 toabout +120, about +1 to about +110, about +1 to about +100, about +1 toabout +90, about +1 to about +80, about +1 to about +70, about +1 toabout +60, about +1 to about +50, about +1 to about +40, about +1 toabout +30, or about +1 to about +20, or about +1 to about +10 relativeto 3′ splice site of the included exon.

In some embodiments, the targeted portion of the ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1,BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3,COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA,KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1,OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A,SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6AJ, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS,TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6,NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NRIH4, STK11, PPARA,CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 NIE containing pre-mRNA is within the region +100relative to the 5′ splice site (3′ end) of the included exon to −100relative to the 3′ splice site (5′ end) of the included exon. In someembodiments, the targeted portion of the ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3,CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3,COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA,KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1,OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A,SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS,TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6,NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NR1H4, STK11, PPARA,CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 NIE containing pre-mRNA is within the NIE. In someembodiments, the target portion of the ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3,CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3,COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA,KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1,OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A,SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS,TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6,NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NRIH4, STK11, PPARA,CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 NIE containing pre-mRNA comprises a pseudo-exon andintron boundary.

The ASOs may be of any length suitable for specific binding andeffective enhancement of splicing. In some embodiments, the ASOs consistof 8 to 50 nucleobases. For example, the ASO may be 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30,31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 40, 45, or 50 nucleobases in length. In someembodiments, the ASOs consist of more than 50 nucleobases. In someembodiments, the ASO is from 8 to 50 nucleobases, 8 to 40 nucleobases, 8to 35 nucleobases, 8 to 30 nucleobases, 8 to 25 nucleobases, 8 to 20nucleobases, 8 to 15 nucleobases, 9 to 50 nucleobases, 9 to 40nucleobases, 9 to 35 nucleobases, 9 to 30 nucleobases, 9 to 25nucleobases, 9 to 20 nucleobases, 9 to 15 nucleobases, 10 to 50nucleobases, 10 to 40 nucleobases, 10 to 35 nucleobases, 10 to 30nucleobases, 10 to 25 nucleobases, 10 to 20 nucleobases, 10 to 15nucleobases, 11 to 50 nucleobases, 11 to 40 nucleobases, 11 to 35nucleobases, 11 to 30 nucleobases, 11 to 25 nucleobases, 11 to 20nucleobases, 11 to 15 nucleobases, 12 to 50 nucleobases, 12 to 40nucleobases, 12 to 35 nucleobases, 12 to 30 nucleobases, 12 to 25nucleobases, 12 to 20 nucleobases, 12 to 15 nucleobases, 13 to 50nucleobases, 13 to 40 nucleobases, 13 to 35 nucleobases, 13 to 30nucleobases, 13 to 25 nucleobases, 13 to 20 nucleobases, 14 to 50nucleobases, 14 to 40 nucleobases, 14 to 35 nucleobases, 14 to 30nucleobases, 14 to 25 nucleobases, 14 to 20 nucleobases, 15 to 50nucleobases, 15 to 40 nucleobases, 15 to 35 nucleobases, 15 to 30nucleobases, 15 to 25 nucleobases, 15 to 20 nucleobases, 20 to 50nucleobases, 20 to 40 nucleobases, 20 to 35 nucleobases, 20 to 30nucleobases, 20 to 25 nucleobases, 25 to 50 nucleobases, 25 to 40nucleobases, 25 to 35 nucleobases, or 25 to 30 nucleobases in length. Insome embodiments, the ASOs are 18 nucleotides in length. In someembodiments, the ASOs are 15 nucleotides in length. In some embodiments,the ASOs are 25 nucleotides in length.

In some embodiments, two or more ASOs with different chemistries butcomplementary to the same targeted portion of the NIE containingpre-mRNA are used. In some embodiments, two or more ASOs that arecomplementary to different targeted portions of the NIE containingpre-mRNA are used.

In some embodiments, the antisense oligonucleotides of the disclosureare chemically linked to one or more moieties or conjugates, e.g., atargeting moiety or other conjugate that enhances the activity orcellular uptake of the oligonucleotide. Such moieties include, but arenot limited to, a lipid moiety, e.g., as a cholesterol moiety, acholesteryl moiety, an aliphatic chain, e.g., dodecandiol or undecylresidues, a polyamine or a polyethylene glycol chain, or adamantaneacetic acid. Oligonucleotides comprising lipophilic moieties andpreparation methods have been described in the published literature. Inembodiments, the antisense oligonucleotide is conjugated with a moietyincluding, but not limited to, an abasic nucleotide, a polyether, apolyamine, a polyamide, a peptides, a carbohydrate, e.g.,N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc), N-Ac-Glucosamine (GluNAc), or mannose(e.g., mannose-6-phosphate), a lipid, or a polyhydrocarbon compound.Conjugates can be linked to one or more of any nucleotides comprisingthe antisense oligonucleotide at any of several positions on the sugar,base or phosphate group, as understood in the art and described in theliterature, e.g., using a linker. Linkers can include a bivalent ortrivalent branched linker. In embodiments, the conjugate is attached tothe 3′ end of the antisense oligonucleotide. Methods of preparingoligonucleotide conjugates are described, e.g., in U.S. Pat. No.8,450,467, “Carbohydrate conjugates as delivery agents foroligonucleotides,” incorporated by reference herein.

In some embodiments, the nucleic acid to be targeted by an ASO is aABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7,CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE,GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT,NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31,RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6AJ,SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX,DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3,NRIH4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 NIE containing pre-mRNAexpressed in a cell, such as a eukaryotic cell. In some embodiments, theterm “cell” may refer to a population of cells. In some embodiments, thecell is in a subject. In some embodiments, the cell is isolated from asubject. In some embodiments, the cell is ex vivo. In some embodiments,the cell is a condition or disease-relevant cell or a cell line. In someembodiments, the cell is in vitro (e.g., in cell culture).

Pharmaceutical Compositions

Pharmaceutical compositions or formulations comprising the agent, e.g.,antisense oligonucleotide, of the described compositions and for use inany of the described methods can be prepared according to conventionaltechniques well known in the pharmaceutical industry and described inthe published literature. In embodiments, a pharmaceutical compositionor formulation for treating a subject comprises an effective amount ofany antisense oligomer as described herein, or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt, solvate, hydrate or ester thereof. The pharmaceuticalformulation comprising an antisense oligomer may further comprise apharmaceutically acceptable excipient, diluent or carrier.

Pharmaceutically acceptable salts are suitable for use in contact withthe tissues of humans and lower animals without undue toxicity,irritation, allergic response, etc., and are commensurate with areasonable benefit/risk ratio. (See, e.g., S. M. Berge, et al., J.Pharmaceutical Sciences, 66: 1-19 (1977), incorporated herein byreference for this purpose. The salts can be prepared in situ during thefinal isolation and purification of the compounds, or separately byreacting the free base form with a suitable organic acid. Examples ofpharmaceutically acceptable, nontoxic acid addition salts are salts ofan amino group formed with inorganic acids such as hydrochloric acid,hydrobromic acid, phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid and perchloric acid orwith organic acids such as acetic acid, oxalic acid, maleic acid,tartaric acid, citric acid, succinic acid or malonic acid or by usingother documented methodologies such as ion exchange. Otherpharmaceutically acceptable salts include adipate, alginate, ascorbate,aspartate, benzenesulfonate, benzoate, bisulfate, borate, butyrate,camphorate, camphorsulfonate, citrate, cyclopentanepropionate,digluconate, dodecylsulfate, ethanesulfonate, formate, fumarate,glucoheptonate, glycerophosphate, gluconate, hemisulfate, heptanoate,hexanoate, hydroiodide, 2-hydroxy-ethanesulfonate, lactobionate,lactate, laurate, lauryl sulfate, malate, maleate, malonate,methanesulfonate, 2-naphthalenesulfonate, nicotinate, nitrate, oleate,oxalate, palmitate, pamoate, pectinate, persulfate, 3-phenylpropionate,phosphate, picrate, pivalate, propionate, stearate, succinate, sulfate,tartrate, thiocyanate, p-toluenesulfonate, undecanoate, valerate salts,and the like. Representative alkali or alkaline earth metal saltsinclude sodium, lithium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and the like.Further pharmaceutically acceptable salts include, when appropriate,nontoxic ammonium, quaternary ammonium, and amine cations formed usingcounterions such as halide, hydroxide, carboxylate, sulfate, phosphate,nitrate, loweralkyl sulfonate and aryl sulfonate.

In some embodiments, the compositions are formulated into any of manypossible dosage forms such as, but not limited to, tablets, capsules,gel capsules, liquid syrups, soft gels, suppositories, and enemas. Inembodiments, the compositions are formulated as suspensions in aqueous,non-aqueous or mixed media. Aqueous suspensions may further containsubstances that increase the viscosity of the suspension including, forexample, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, sorbitol and/or dextran. Thesuspension may also contain stabilizers. In embodiments, apharmaceutical formulation or composition of the present disclosureincludes, but is not limited to, a solution, emulsion, microemulsion,foam or liposome-containing formulation (e.g., cationic or noncationicliposomes).

The pharmaceutical composition or formulation described herein maycomprise one or more penetration enhancers, carriers, excipients orother active or inactive ingredients as appropriate and well known tothose of skill in the art or described in the published literature. Inembodiments, liposomes also include sterically stabilized liposomes,e.g., liposomes comprising one or more specialized lipids. Thesespecialized lipids result in liposomes with enhanced circulationlifetimes. In embodiments, a sterically stabilized liposome comprisesone or more glycolipids or is derivatized with one or more hydrophilicpolymers, such as a polyethylene glycol (PEG) moiety. In someembodiments, a surfactant is included in the pharmaceutical formulationor compositions. The use of surfactants in drug products, formulationsand emulsions is well known in the art. In embodiments, the presentdisclosure employs a penetration enhancer to effect the efficientdelivery of the antisense oligonucleotide, e.g., to aid diffusion acrosscell membranes and/or enhance the permeability of a lipophilic drug. Insome embodiments, the penetration enhancers are a surfactant, fattyacid, bile salt, chelating agent, or non-chelating nonsurfactant.

In some embodiments, the pharmaceutical formulation comprises multipleantisense oligonucleotides. In embodiments, the antisenseoligonucleotide is administered in combination with another drug ortherapeutic agent.

Combination Therapies

In some embodiments, the ASOs disclosed in the present disclosure can beused in combination with one or more additional therapeutic agents. Insome embodiments, the one or more additional therapeutic agents cancomprise a small molecule. For example, the one or more additionaltherapeutic agents can comprise a small molecule described inWO2016128343A1, WO2017053982A1, WO2016196386A1, WO201428459A1,WO201524876A2, WO2013119916A2, and WO2014209841A2, which areincorporated by reference herein in their entirety. In some embodiments,the one or more additional therapeutic agents comprise an ASO that canbe used to correct intron retention.

Treatment of Subjects

Any of the compositions provided herein may be administered to anindividual. “Individual” may be used interchangeably with “subject” or“patient.” An individual may be a mammal, for example a human or animalsuch as a non-human primate, a rodent, a rabbit, a rat, a mouse, ahorse, a donkey, a goat, a cat, a dog, a cow, a pig, or a sheep. Inembodiments, the individual is a human. In embodiments, the individualis a fetus, an embryo, or a child. In other embodiments, the individualmay be another eukaryotic organism, such as a plant. In someembodiments, the compositions provided herein are administered to a cellex vivo.

In some embodiments, the compositions provided herein are administeredto an individual as a method of treating a disease or disorder. In someembodiments, the individual has a genetic disease, such as any of thediseases described herein. In some embodiments, the individual is atrisk of having a disease, such as any of the diseases described herein.In some embodiments, the individual is at increased risk of having adisease or disorder caused by insufficient amount of a protein orinsufficient activity of a protein. If an individual is “at an increasedrisk” of having a disease or disorder caused insufficient amount of aprotein or insufficient activity of a protein, the method involvespreventative or prophylactic treatment. For example, an individual maybe at an increased risk of having such a disease or disorder because offamily history of the disease. Typically, individuals at an increasedrisk of having such a disease or disorder benefit from prophylactictreatment (e.g., by preventing or delaying the onset or progression ofthe disease or disorder). In embodiments, a fetus is treated in utero,e.g., by administering the ASO composition to the fetus directly orindirectly (e.g., via the mother).

Suitable routes for administration of ASOs of the present disclosure mayvary depending on cell type to which delivery of the ASOs is desired.Multiple tissues and organs are affected by Dravet syndrome, with thebrain being the most significantly affected tissue. The ASOs of thepresent disclosure may be administered to patients parenterally, forexample, by intrathecal injection, intracerebroventricular injection,intraperitoneal injection, intramuscular injection, subcutaneousinjection, or intravenous injection.

In embodiments, the antisense oligonucleotide is administered with oneor more agents capable of promoting penetration of the subject antisenseoligonucleotide across the blood-brain barrier by any method known inthe art. For example, delivery of agents by administration of anadenovirus vector to motor neurons in muscle tissue is described in U.S.Pat. No. 6,632,427, “Adenoviral-vector-mediated gene transfer intomedullary motor neurons,” incorporated herein by reference. Delivery ofvectors directly to the brain, e.g., the striatum, the thalamus, thehippocampus, or the substantia nigra, is described, e.g., in U.S. Pat.No. 6,756,523, “Adenovirus vectors for the transfer of foreign genesinto cells of the central nervous system particularly in brain,”incorporated herein by reference.

In some embodiments, the antisense oligonucleotides are linked orconjugated with agents that provide desirable pharmaceutical orpharmacodynamic properties. In embodiments, the antisenseoligonucleotide is coupled to a substance, known in the art to promotepenetration or transport across the blood-brain barrier, e.g., anantibody to the transferrin receptor. In embodiments, the antisenseoligonucleotide is linked with a viral vector, e.g., to render theantisense compound more effective or increase transport across theblood-brain barrier. In embodiments, osmotic blood brain barrierdisruption is assisted by infusion of sugars, e.g., meso erythritol,xylitol, D(+) galactose, D(+) lactose, D(+) xylose, dulcitol,myo-inositol, L(−) fructose, D(−) mannitol, D(+) glucose, D(+)arabinose, D(−) arabinose, cellobiose, D(+) maltose, D(+) raffinose,L(+) rhamnose, D(+) melibiose, D(−) ribose, adonitol, D(+) arabitol,L(−) arabitol, D(+) fucose, L(−) fucose, D(−) lyxose, L(+) lyxose, andL(−) lyxose, or amino acids, e.g., glutamine, lysine, arginine,asparagine, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamic acid, glycine, histidine,leucine, methionine, phenylalanine, proline, serine, threonine,tyrosine, valine, and taurine. Methods and materials for enhancing bloodbrain barrier penetration are described, e.g., in U.S. Pat. No.9,193,969, “Compositions and methods for selective delivery ofoligonucleotide molecules to specific neuron types,” U.S. Pat. No.4,866,042, “Method for the delivery of genetic material across the bloodbrain barrier,” U.S. Pat. No. 6,294,520, “Material for passage throughthe blood-brain barrier,” and U.S. Pat. No. 6,936,589, “Parenteraldelivery systems,” each incorporated herein by reference.

In some embodiments, an ASO of the disclosure is coupled to a dopaminereuptake inhibitor (DRI), a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor(SSRI), a noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor (NRI), anorepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitor (NDRI), and aserotonin-norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitor (SNDRI), usingmethods described in, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 9,193,969, incorporated hereinby reference.

In some embodiments, subjects treated using the methods and compositionsare evaluated for improvement in condition using any methods known anddescribed in the art.

Methods of Identifying Additional ASOs that Induce Exon Skipping

Also within the scope of the present disclosure are methods foridentifying or determining ASOs that induce exon skipping of a ABCB4,ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2,CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1,GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1,NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1,RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6AJ, SPTAN1,TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46, COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8,MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NRIH4,STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 NIE containing pre-mRNA. For example, amethod can comprise identifying or determining ASOs that inducepseudo-exon skipping of a ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55,CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS,ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D,MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2,PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, VCAN, AKT3, CD46,COL11A2, CR1, CRX, DNAJC8, MYH14, MYO6, NF2, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, EIF2AK3,ERN1, GUCY2F, SIRT3, NRIH4, STK11, PPARA, CYP2J2, or SYNGAP1 NIEcontaining pre-mRNA. ASOs that specifically hybridize to differentnucleotides within the target region of the pre-mRNA may be screened toidentify or determine ASOs that improve the rate and/or extent ofsplicing of the target intron. In some embodiments, the ASO may block orinterfere with the binding site(s) of a splicing repressor(s)/silencer.Any method known in the art may be used to identify (determine) an ASOthat when hybridized to the target region of the exon results in thedesired effect (e.g., pseudo-exon skipping, protein or functional RNAproduction). These methods also can be used for identifying ASOs thatinduce exon skipping of the included exon by binding to a targetedregion in an intron flanking the included exon, or in a non-includedexon. An example of a method that may be used is provided below.

A round of screening, referred to as an ASO “walk” may be performedusing ASOs that have been designed to hybridize to a target region of apre-mRNA. For example, the ASOs used in the ASO walk can be tiled every5 nucleotides from approximately 100 nucleotides upstream of the 3′splice site of the included exon (e.g., a portion of sequence of theexon located upstream of the target/included exon) to approximately 100nucleotides downstream of the 3′ splice site of the target/included exonand/or from approximately 100 nucleotides upstream of the 5′ splice siteof the included exon to approximately 100 nucleotides downstream of the5′ splice site of the target/included exon (e.g., a portion of sequenceof the exon located downstream of the target/included exon). Forexample, a first ASO of 15 nucleotides in length may be designed tospecifically hybridize to nucleotides +6 to +20 relative to the 3′splice site of the target/included exon. A second ASO may be designed tospecifically hybridize to nucleotides +11 to +25 relative to the 3′splice site of the target/included exon. ASOs are designed as suchspanning the target region of the pre-mRNA. In embodiments, the ASOs canbe tiled more closely, e.g., every 1, 2, 3, or 4 nucleotides. Further,the ASOs can be tiled from 100 nucleotides downstream of the 5′ splicesite, to 100 nucleotides upstream of the 3′ splice site. In someembodiments, the ASOs can be tiled from about 1,160 nucleotides upstreamof the 3′ splice site, to about 500 nucleotides downstream of the 5′splice site. In some embodiments, the ASOs can be tiled from about 500nucleotides upstream of the 3′ splice site, to about 1,920 nucleotidesdownstream of the 3′ splice site.

One or more ASOs, or a control ASO (an ASO with a scrambled sequence,sequence that is not expected to hybridize to the target region) aredelivered, for example by transfection, into a disease-relevant cellline that expresses the target pre-mRNA (e.g., a NIE containing pre-mRNAdescribed herein). The exon skipping effects of each of the ASOs may beassessed by any method known in the art, for example by reversetranscriptase (RT)-PCR using primers that span the splice junction, asdescribed in Example 4. A reduction or absence of a longer RT-PCRproduct produced using the primers spanning the region containing theincluded exon (e.g. including the flanking exons of the NIE) inASO-treated cells as compared to in control ASO-treated cells indicatesthat splicing of the target NIE has been enhanced. In some embodiments,the exon skipping efficiency (or the splicing efficiency to splice theintron containing the NIE), the ratio of spliced to unspliced pre-mRNA,the rate of splicing, or the extent of splicing may be improved usingthe ASOs described herein. The amount of protein or functional RNA thatis encoded by the target pre-mRNA can also be assessed to determinewhether each ASO achieved the desired effect (e.g., enhanced functionalprotein production). Any method known in the art for assessing and/orquantifying protein production, such as Western blotting, flowcytometry, immunofluorescence microscopy, and ELISA, can be used.

A second round of screening, referred to as an ASO “micro-walk” may beperformed using ASOs that have been designed to hybridize to a targetregion of a pre-mRNA. The ASOs used in the ASO micro-walk are tiledevery 1 nucleotide to further refine the nucleotide acid sequence of thepre-mRNA that when hybridized with an ASO results in exon skipping (orenhanced splicing of NIE).

Regions defined by ASOs that promote splicing of the target intron areexplored in greater detail by means of an ASO “micro-walk”, involvingASOs spaced in 1-nt steps, as well as longer ASOs, typically 18-25 nt.

As described for the ASO walk above, the ASO micro-walk is performed bydelivering one or more ASOs, or a control ASO (an ASO with a scrambledsequence, sequence that is not expected to hybridize to the targetregion), for example by transfection, into a disease-relevant cell linethat expresses the target pre-mRNA. The splicing-inducing effects ofeach of the ASOs may be assessed by any method known in the art, forexample by reverse transcriptase (RT)-PCR using primers that span theNIE, as described herein (see, e.g., Example 4). A reduction or absenceof a longer RT-PCR product produced using the primers spanning the NIEin ASO-treated cells as compared to in control ASO-treated cellsindicates that exon skipping (or splicing of the target introncontaining an NIE) has been enhanced. In some embodiments, the exonskipping efficiency (or the splicing efficiency to splice the introncontaining the NIE), the ratio of spliced to unspliced pre-mRNA, therate of splicing, or the extent of splicing may be improved using theASOs described herein. The amount of protein or functional RNA that isencoded by the target pre-mRNA can also be assessed to determine whethereach ASO achieved the desired effect (e.g., enhanced functional proteinproduction). Any method known in the art for assessing and/orquantifying protein production, such as Western blotting, flowcytometry, immunofluorescence microscopy, and ELISA, can be used.

ASOs that when hybridized to a region of a pre-mRNA result in exonskipping (or enhanced splicing of the intron containing a NIE) andincreased protein production may be tested in vivo using animal models,for example transgenic mouse models in which the full-length human genehas been knocked-in or in humanized mouse models of disease. Suitableroutes for administration of ASOs may vary depending on the diseaseand/or the cell types to which delivery of the ASOs is desired. ASOs maybe administered, for example, by intrathecal injection,intracerebroventricular injection, intraperitoneal injection,intramuscular injection, subcutaneous injection, or intravenousinjection. Following administration, the cells, tissues, and/or organsof the model animals may be assessed to determine the effect of the ASOtreatment by for example evaluating splicing (e.g., efficiency, rate,extent) and protein production by methods known in the art and describedherein. The animal models may also be any phenotypic or behavioralindication of the disease or disease severity.

Also within the scope of the present disclosure is a method to identifyor validate an NMD-inducing exon in the presence of an NMD inhibitor,for example, cycloheximide. An exemplary method is provided in Example2.

SPECIFIC EMBODIMENTS (A)

Embodiment A1. A method of treating Alport syndrome; Amyotrophic lateralsclerosis (ALS); Angelman syndrome; Aphasia, primary progressive;Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 9; Autism spectrum disorder;Cardiomyopathy, dilated, 1HH; Myopathy, myofibrillar 6; Ceriodlipofuscinosis, neuronal, 3; Cholestasis, intrahepatic, of pregnancy, 3;Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1; Citrullinemia Type II;Citrullinemia, Type 1; Cognitive impairment with or without cerebralataxia; Cornelia de Lange; Early-onset epileptic encephalopathy;Epilepsy-aphasia spectrum; Epilepsy, generalized, with febrile seizuresplus, type 7; Epileptic encephalopathy, childhood-onset; Epilepticencephalopathy, early infantile, 11; Epileptic encephalopathy, earlyinfantile, 12; Epileptic encephalopathy, early infantile, 13; Epilepticencephalopathy, early infantile, 2; Episodic ataxia, type 2; Familialfocal epilepsy; Febrile seizures, familial, 3B; Friedreich ataxia;Friedreich ataxia with retained reflexes; Galactose epimerasedeficiency; Glaucoma 3, primary congenital, E; Glycogen storage diseaseIV; GRN-related frontotemporal dementia; Homocystinuria, B6-responsiveand nonresponsive types; HSAN2D, autosomal recessive; Insensitivity topain, congenital; Kabuki syndrome; Koolen-De Vries syndrome; Mentalretardation, autosomal dominant 1; Methyl malonic aciduria; Migraine,Myoclonic-atonic epilepsy; familial hemiplegic, 1; Neurofibromatosistype 1; Opioid addiction; Optic atrophy type 1; Pathway (eye); Pathway(central nervous system, epilepsy); Phelan-McDermid syndrome;Propionicacidemia; Primary open angle glaucoma; Propionic academia;Retinitis pigmentosa 11; Retinitis pigmentosa 18; Retinitis pigmentosa31; Retinitis pigmentosa 59; Rett syndrome; Seizures, benign familialinfantile, 3; Seizures, benign familial infantile, 5; Smith-Magenissyndrome; Sotos syndrome 1; Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome; Stargardtdisease 3; Tay-Sachs disease; Tuberous sclerosis; Tyrosinemia, type I;Wagner syndrome 1; West syndrome; Wolfram syndrome 2/NAFLD; 15q13.3microdeletion; or 16p11.2 deletion syndrome in a subject in needthereof, by increasing the expression of a target protein or functionalRNA by a cell of the subject, wherein the cell has an mRNA that containsa non-sense mediated RNA decay-inducing exon (NMD exon mRNA), andwherein the NMD exon mRNA encodes the target protein or functional RNA,the method comprising contacting the cell of the subject with atherapeutic agent that binds to a targeted portion of the NMD exon mRNAencoding the target protein or functional RNA, whereby the non-sensemediated RNA decay-inducing exon is excluded from the NMD exon mRNAencoding the target protein or functional RNA, thereby increasing thelevel of mRNA encoding the target protein or functional RNA, andincreasing the expression of the target protein or functional RNA in thecell of the subject.

Embodiment A2. The method of embodiment A1, wherein the target proteinis ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2,CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN,GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2,MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3,PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13,SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, or VCAN.

Embodiment A3. A method of increasing expression of ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1,BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3,COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA,KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1,OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A,SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS,TSC2, UBE3A, or VCAN protein by a cell having an mRNA that contains anon-sense mediated RNA decay-inducing exon (NMD exon mRNA) and encodesABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7,CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE,GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT,NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31,RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1,SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, or VCAN protein, the method comprisingcontacting the cell an agent that binds to a targeted portion of the NMDexon mRNA encoding ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5,CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4,FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3,MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1,PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, or VCAN protein,whereby the non-sense mediated RNA decay-inducing exon is excluded fromthe NMD exon mRNA encoding ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS,CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5,DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2,KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA,PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A,SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, orVCAN protein, thereby increasing the level of mRNA encoding ABCB4, ASS1,ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3,COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A,GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL,NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2,SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK,TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, or VCAN protein, and increasing the expression ofABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7,CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE,GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT,NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31,RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1,SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, or VCAN protein in the cell.

Embodiment A4. The method of any one of embodiments A1 to A3, whereinthe non-sense mediated RNA decay-inducing exon is spliced out from theNMD exon mRNA encoding the target protein or functional RNA.

Embodiment A5. The method of any one of embodiments A1 to A4, whereinthe target protein does not comprise an amino acid sequence encoded bythe non-sense mediated RNA decay-inducing exon.

Embodiment A6. The method of any one of embodiments A1 to A5, whereinthe target protein is a full-length target protein.

Embodiment A7. The method of any one of embodiments A1 to A6, whereinthe agent is an antisense oligomer (ASO) complementary to the targetedportion of the NMD exon mRNA.

Embodiment A8. The method of any one of embodiments A1 to A7, whereinthe mRNA is pre-mRNA.

Embodiment A9. The method of any one of embodiments A1 to A8, whereinthe contacting comprises contacting the therapeutic agent to the mRNA,wherein the mRNA is in a nucleus of the cell.

Embodiment A10. The method of any one of embodiments A1 to A9, whereinthe target protein or the functional RNA corrects a deficiency in thetarget protein or functional RNA in the subject.

Embodiment A11. The method of any one of embodiments A1 to A10, whereinthe cells are in or from a subject with a condition caused by adeficient amount or activity of ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS,CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5,DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2,KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA,PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A,SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, orVCAN protein.

Embodiment A12. The method of any one of embodiments A1 to A11, whereinthe deficient amount of the target protein is caused byhaploinsufficiency of the target protein, wherein the subject has afirst allele encoding a functional target protein, and a second allelefrom which the target protein is not produced, or a second alleleencoding a nonfunctional target protein, and wherein the antisenseoligomer binds to a targeted portion of a NMD exon mRNA transcribed fromthe first allele.

Embodiment A13. The method of any one of embodiments A1 to A11, whereinthe subject has a condition caused by a disorder resulting from adeficiency in the amount or function of the target protein, wherein thesubject has

-   -   (a) a first mutant allele from which        -   (i) the target protein is produced at a reduced level            compared to production from a wild-type allele,        -   (ii) the target protein is produced in a form having reduced            function compared to an equivalent wild-type protein, or        -   (iii) the target protein is not produced, and    -   (b) a second mutant allele from which        -   (i) the target protein is produced at a reduced level            compared to production from a wild-type allele,        -   (ii) the target protein is produced in a form having reduced            function compared to an equivalent wild-type protein, or        -   (iii) the target protein is not produced, and

wherein when the subject has a first mutant allele (a)(iii)., the secondmutant allele is (b)(i) or (b)(ii) and wherein when the subject has asecond mutant allele (b)(iii), the first mutant allele is (a)(i) or(a)(ii), and wherein the NMD exon mRNA is transcribed from either thefirst mutant allele that is (a)(i) or (a)(ii), and/or the second allelethat is (b)(i) or (b)(ii).

Embodiment A14. The method of embodiment A13, wherein the target proteinis produced in a form having reduced function compared to the equivalentwild-type protein.

Embodiment A15. The method of embodiment A13, wherein the target proteinis produced in a form that is fully-functional compared to theequivalent wild-type protein.

Embodiment A16. The method of any one of embodiments A1 to A15, whereinthe targeted portion of the NMD exon mRNA is within the non-sensemediated RNA decay-inducing exon.

Embodiment A17. The method of any one of embodiments A1 to A15, whereinthe targeted portion of the NMD exon mRNA is either upstream ordownstream of the non-sense mediated RNA decay-inducing exon.

Embodiment A18. The method of any one of embodiments A1 to A17, whereinthe NMD exon mRNA comprises a sequence with at least about 80%, 85%,90%, 95%, 97%, or 100% sequence identity to any one of SEQ ID NOs:60-134.

Embodiment A19. The method of any one of embodiments A1 to A17, whereinthe NMD exon mRNA is encoded by a genetic sequence with at least about80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, or 100% sequence identity to SEQ ID NOs: 1-59.

Embodiment A20. The method of any one of embodiments A1 to A17, whereinthe targeted portion of the NMD exon mRNA comprises a sequence with atleast 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, or 100% sequence identity to a regioncomprising at least 8 contiguous nucleic acids of SEQ ID NO: SEQ ID NOs:60-134.

Embodiment A21. The method of any one of embodiments A1 to A20, whereinthe agent is an antisense oligomer (ASO) and wherein the ASO comprises asequence that is at least about 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, or 100%complementary to at least 8 contiguous nucleic acids of SEQ ID NOs:60-134.

Embodiment A22. The method of any one of embodiments A1 to A15, whereinthe targeted portion of the NMD exon mRNA is within the non-sensemediated RNA decay-inducing exon 8× of ABCB4, exon 9× of ASS1, exon 16×of ATP8B1, exon 1× of BAG3, exon 31× of CACNA1A, exon 36× of CACNA1A,exon 37× of CACNA1A, exon 3× of CBS, exon 12× of CBS, exon 1× of CD55,exon 16× of CDKL5, exon 3× of CFH, exon 30× of CHD2, exon 4× of CHRNA7,exon 1× of CISD2, exon 15× of CLN3, exon 11× of COL4A3, exon 41× ofCOL4A3, exon 22× of COL4A4, exon 44× of COL4A4, exon 20× of DEPDC5, exon2× of DHDDS, exon 3× of ELOVL4, exon 5× of FAH, exon 4× of FXN, exon 4×of GALE, exon 3× of GBE1, exon 11× of GRIN2A, exon 1× of GRN, exon 2× ofHEXA, exon 2× of KANSL1, exon 1× of KCNQ2, exon 50× of KMT2D, exon 8× ofMAPK3, exon 13× of MBD5, exon 2× of MECP2, exon 11× of MUT, exon 31× ofNF1, exon 7× of NIPBL, exon 38× of NIPBL, exon 11× of NSD1, exon 6× ofOPA1, exon 28× of OPA1, exon 1× of OPTN, exon 1× of PCCA, exon 5× ofPCCB, exon 6× of PCCB, exon 4× of PKP2, exon 23× of PLCB1, exon 3× ofPRPF3, exon 9× of PRPF31, exon 1× of RAI1, exon 5× of RBFOX2, exon 13×of SCN2A, exon 6× of SCN3A, exon 7× of SCN3A, exon 4× of SCN8A, exon 6×of SCN8A, exon 20× of SCN8A, exon 6× of SCN9A, exon 24× of SHANK3, exon3× of SLC25A13, exon 6× of SLC25A13, exon 9× of SLC25A13, exon 11× ofSLC25A13, exon 13× of SLC25A13, exon 1× of SLC6A1, exon 12× of SPTAN1,exon 10× of TEK, exon 15× of TEK, exon 1× of TOPORS, exon 11× of TSC2,exon 30× of TSC2, exon 1× of UBE3A, or exon 7× of VCAN.

Embodiment A23. The method of any one of embodiments A1 to A15, whereinthe targeted portion of the NMD exon mRNA is upstream or downstream ofthe non-sense mediated RNA decay-inducing exon 8× of ABCB4, exon 9× ofASS1, exon 16× of ATP8B1, exon 1× of BAG3, exon 31× of CACNA1A, exon 36×of CACNA1A, exon 37× of CACNA1A, exon 3× of CBS, exon 12× of CBS, exon1× of CD55, exon 16× of CDKL5, exon 3× of CFH, exon 30× of CHD2, exon 4×of CHRNA7, exon 1× of CISD2, exon 15× of CLN3, exon 11× of COL4A3, exon41× of COL4A3, exon 22× of COL4A4, exon 44× of COL4A4, exon 20× ofDEPDC5, exon 2× of DHDDS, exon 3× of ELOVL4, exon 5× of FAH, exon 4× ofFXN, exon 4× of GALE, exon 3× of GBE1, exon 11× of GRIN2A, exon 1× ofGRN, exon 2× of HEXA, exon 2× of KANSL1, exon 1× of KCNQ2, exon 50× ofKMT2D, exon 8× of MAPK3, exon 13× of MBD5, exon 2× of MECP2, exon 11× ofMUT, exon 31× of NF1, exon 7× of NIPBL, exon 38× of NIPBL, exon 11× ofNSD1, exon 6× of OPA1, exon 28× of OPA1, exon 1× of OPTN, exon 1× ofPCCA, exon 5× of PCCB, exon 6× of PCCB, exon 4× of PKP2, exon 23× ofPLCB1, exon 3× of PRPF3, exon 9× of PRPF31, exon 1× of RAI1, exon 5× ofRBFOX2, exon 13× of SCN2A, exon 6× of SCN3A, exon 7× of SCN3A, exon 4×of SCN8A, exon 6× of SCN8A, exon 20× of SCN8A, exon 6× of SCN9A, exon24× of SHANK3, exon 3× of SLC25A13, exon 6× of SLC25A13, exon 9× ofSLC25A13, exon 11× of SLC25A13, exon 13× of SLC25A13, exon 1× of SLC6A1,exon 12× of SPTAN1, exon 10× of TEK, exon 15× of TEK, exon 1× of TOPORS,exon 11× of TSC2, exon 30× of TSC2, exon 1× of UBE3A, or exon 7× ofVCAN.

Embodiment A24. The method of any one of embodiments A1 to A15, whereinthe targeted portion of the NMD exon mRNA comprises an exon-intronjunction exon 8× of ABCB4, exon 9× of ASS1, exon 16× of ATP8B1, exon 1×of BAG3, exon 31× of CACNA1A, exon 36× of CACNA1A, exon 37× of CACNA1A,exon 3× of CBS, exon 12× of CBS, exon 1× of CD55, exon 16× of CDKL5,exon 3× of CFH, exon 30× of CHD2, exon 4× of CHRNA7, exon 1× of CISD2,exon 15× of CLN3, exon 11× of COL4A3, exon 41× of COL4A3, exon 22× ofCOL4A4, exon 44× of COL4A4, exon 20× of DEPDC5, exon 2× of DHDDS, exon3× of ELOVL4, exon 5× of FAH, exon 4× of FXN, exon 4× of GALE, exon 3×of GBE1, exon 11× of GRIN2A, exon 1× of GRN, exon 2× of HEXA, exon 2× ofKANSL1, exon 1× of KCNQ2, exon 50× of KMT2D, exon 8× of MAPK3, exon 13×of MBD5, exon 2× of MECP2, exon 11× of MUT, exon 31× of NF1, exon 7× ofNIPBL, exon 38× of NIPBL, exon 11× of NSD1, exon 6× of OPA1, exon 28× ofOPA1, exon 1× of OPTN, exon 1× of PCCA, exon 5× of PCCB, exon 6× ofPCCB, exon 4× of PKP2, exon 23× of PLCB1, exon 3× of PRPF3, exon 9× ofPRPF31, exon 1× of RAI1, exon 5× of RBFOX2, exon 13× of SCN2A, exon 6×of SCN3A, exon 7× of SCN3A, exon 4× of SCN8A, exon 6× of SCN8A, exon 20×of SCN8A, exon 6× of SCN9A, exon 24× of SHANK3, exon 3× of SLC25A13,exon 6× of SLC25A13, exon 9× of SLC25A13, exon 11× of SLC25A13, exon 13×of SLC25A13, exon 1× of SLC6A1, exon 12× of SPTAN1, exon 10× of TEK,exon 15× of TEK, exon 1× of TOPORS, exon 11× of TSC2, exon 30× of TSC2,exon 1× of UBE3A, or exon 7× of VCAN.

Embodiment A25. The method of any one of embodiments A1 to A24, whereinthe target protein produced is full-length protein, or wild-typeprotein.

Embodiment A26. The method of any one of embodiments A1 to A25, whereinthe total amount of the mRNA encoding the target protein or functionalRNA produced in the cell contacted with the antisense oligomer isincreased about 1.1 to about 10-fold, about 1.5 to about 10-fold, about2 to about 10-fold, about 3 to about 10-fold, about 4 to about 10-fold,about 1.1 to about 5-fold, about 1.1 to about 6-fold, about 1.1 to about7-fold, about 1.1 to about 8-fold, about 1.1 to about 9-fold, about 2 toabout 5-fold, about 2 to about 6-fold, about 2 to about 7-fold, about 2to about 8-fold, about 2 to about 9-fold, about 3 to about 6-fold, about3 to about 7-fold, about 3 to about 8-fold, about 3 to about 9-fold,about 4 to about 7-fold, about 4 to about 8-fold, about 4 to about9-fold, at least about 1.1-fold, at least about 1.5-fold, at least about2-fold, at least about 2.5-fold, at least about 3-fold, at least about3.5-fold, at least about 4-fold, at least about 5-fold, or at leastabout 10-fold, compared to the total amount of the mRNA encoding thetarget protein or functional RNA produced in a control cell.

Embodiment A27. The method of any one of embodiments A1 to A25, whereinthe total amount of the mRNA encoding the target protein or functionalRNA produced in the cell contacted with the antisense oligomer isincreased about 20% to about 300%, about 50% to about 300%, about 100%to about 300%, about 150% to about 300%, about 20% to about 50%, about20% to about 100%, about 20% to about 150%, about 20% to about 200%,about 20% to about 250%, about 50% to about 100%, about 50% to about150%, about 50% to about 200%, about 50% to about 250%, about 100% toabout 150%, about 100% to about 200%, about 100% to about 250%, about150% to about 200%, about 150% to about 250%, about 200% to about 250%,at least about 10%, at least about 20%, at least about 50%, at leastabout 100%, at least about 150%, at least about 200%, at least about250%, or at least about 300%, compared to the total amount of the mRNAencoding the target protein or functional RNA produced in a controlcell.

Embodiment A28. The method of one any of embodiments A1 to A25, whereinthe total amount of target protein produced by the cell contacted withthe antisense oligomer is increased about 1.1 to about 10-fold, about1.5 to about 10-fold, about 2 to about 10-fold, about 3 to about10-fold, about 4 to about 10-fold, about 1.1 to about 5-fold, about 1.1to about 6-fold, about 1.1 to about 7-fold, about 1.1 to about 8-fold,about 1.1 to about 9-fold, about 2 to about 5-fold, about 2 to about6-fold, about 2 to about 7-fold, about 2 to about 8-fold, about 2 toabout 9-fold, about 3 to about 6-fold, about 3 to about 7-fold, about 3to about 8-fold, about 3 to about 9-fold, about 4 to about 7-fold, about4 to about 8-fold, about 4 to about 9-fold, at least about 1.1-fold, atleast about 1.5-fold, at least about 2-fold, at least about 2.5-fold, atleast about 3-fold, at least about 3.5-fold, at least about 4-fold, atleast about 5-fold, or at least about 10-fold, compared to the totalamount of target protein produced by a control cell.

Embodiment A29. The method of one any of embodiments A1 to A25, whereinthe total amount of target protein produced by the cell contacted withthe antisense oligomer is increased about 20% to about 300%, about 50%to about 300%, about 100% to about 300%, about 150% to about 300%, about20% to about 50%, about 20% to about 100%, about 20% to about 150%,about 20% to about 200%, about 20% to about 250%, about 50% to about100%, about 50% to about 150%, about 50% to about 200%, about 50% toabout 250%, about 100% to about 150%, about 100% to about 200%, about100% to about 250%, about 150% to about 200%, about 150% to about 250%,about 200% to about 250%, at least about 10%, at least about 20%, atleast about 50%, at least about 100%, at least about 150%, at leastabout 200%, at least about 250%, or at least about 300%, compared to thetotal amount of target protein produced by a control cell.

Embodiment A30. The method of any one of embodiments A1 to 29, whereinthe agent is an antisense oligomer (ASO) and wherein the antisenseoligomer comprises a backbone modification comprising a phosphorothioatelinkage or a phosphorodiamidate linkage.

Embodiment A31. The method of any one of embodiments A1 to A30, whereinthe agent is an antisense oligomer (ASO) and wherein the antisenseoligomer comprises a phosphorodiamidate morpholino, a locked nucleicacid, a peptide nucleic acid, a 2′-O-methyl, a 2′-Fluoro, or a2′-O-methoxyethyl moiety.

Embodiment A32. The method of any one of embodiments A1 to A31, whereinthe agent is an antisense oligomer (ASO) and wherein the antisenseoligomer comprises at least one modified sugar moiety.

Embodiment A33. The method of embodiment A32, wherein each sugar moietyis a modified sugar moiety.

Embodiment A34. The method of any one of embodiments A1 to A33, whereinthe agent is an antisense oligomer (ASO) and wherein the antisenseoligomer consists of from 8 to 50 nucleobases, 8 to 40 nucleobases, 8 to35 nucleobases, 8 to 30 nucleobases, 8 to 25 nucleobases, 8 to 20nucleobases, 8 to 15 nucleobases, 9 to 50 nucleobases, 9 to 40nucleobases, 9 to 35 nucleobases, 9 to 30 nucleobases, 9 to 25nucleobases, 9 to 20 nucleobases, 9 to 15 nucleobases, 10 to 50nucleobases, 10 to 40 nucleobases, 10 to 35 nucleobases, 10 to 30nucleobases, 10 to 25 nucleobases, 10 to 20 nucleobases, 10 to 15nucleobases, 11 to 50 nucleobases, 11 to 40 nucleobases, 11 to 35nucleobases, 11 to 30 nucleobases, 11 to 25 nucleobases, 11 to 20nucleobases, 11 to 15 nucleobases, 12 to 50 nucleobases, 12 to 40nucleobases, 12 to 35 nucleobases, 12 to 30 nucleobases, 12 to 25nucleobases, 12 to 20 nucleobases, or 12 to 15 nucleobases.

Embodiment A35. The method of any one of embodiments A1 to A34, whereinthe agent is an antisense oligomer (ASO) and wherein the antisenseoligomer is at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 95%, atleast 98%, at least 99%, or 100%, complementary to the targeted portionof the NMD exon mRNA encoding the protein.

Embodiment A36. The method of any one of embodiments A1 to A35, whereinthe method further comprises assessing ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3,CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3,COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA,KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1,OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A,SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS,TSC2, UBE3A, or VCAN mRNA or protein expression.

Embodiment A37. The method of any one of embodiments A1 to A36, whereinAlport syndrome; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); Angelman syndrome;Aphasia, primary progressive; Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia9; Autism spectrum disorder; Cardiomyopathy, dilated, 1HH; Myopathy,myofibrillar 6; Ceriod lipofuscinosis, neuronal, 3; Cholestasis,intrahepatic, of pregnancy, 3; Cholestasis, progressive familialintrahepatic 1; Citrullinemia Type II; Citrullinemia, Type 1; Cognitiveimpairment with or without cerebral ataxia; Cornelia de Lange;Early-onset epileptic encephalopathy; Epilepsy-aphasia spectrum;Epilepsy, generalized, with febrile seizures plus, type 7; Epilepticencephalopathy, childhood-onset; Epileptic encephalopathy, earlyinfantile, 11; Epileptic encephalopathy, early infantile, 12; Epilepticencephalopathy, early infantile, 13; Epileptic encephalopathy, earlyinfantile, 2; Episodic ataxia, type 2; Familial focal epilepsy; Febrileseizures, familial, 3B; Friedreich ataxia; Friedreich ataxia withretained reflexes; Galactose epimerase deficiency; Glaucoma 3, primarycongenital, E; Glycogen storage disease IV; GRN-related frontotemporaldementia; Homocystinuria, B6-responsive and nonresponsive types; HSAN2D,autosomal recessive; Insensitivity to pain, congenital; Kabuki syndrome;Koolen-De Vries syndrome; Mental retardation, autosomal dominant 1;Methyl malonic aciduria; Migraine, Myoclonic-atonic epilepsy; familialhemiplegic, 1; Neurofibromatosis type 1; Opioid addiction; Optic atrophytype 1; Pathway (eye); Pathway (central nervous system, epilepsy);Phelan-McDermid syndrome; Propionicacidemia; Primary open angleglaucoma; Propionic academia; Retinitis pigmentosa 11; Retinitispigmentosa 18; Retinitis pigmentosa 31; Retinitis pigmentosa 59; Rettsyndrome; Seizures, benign familial infantile, 3; Seizures, benignfamilial infantile, 5; Smith-Magenis syndrome; Sotos syndrome 1;Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome; Stargardt disease 3; Tay-Sachs disease;Tuberous sclerosis; Tyrosinemia, type I; Wagner syndrome 1; Westsyndrome; Wolfram syndrome 2/NAFLD; 15q13.3 microdeletion; or 16p11.2deletion syndrome is treated and wherein the antisense oligomer binds toa targeted portion of a ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55,CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS,ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D,MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2,PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, or VCAN NMD exonmRNA, wherein the targeted portion is within a sequence selected fromSEQ ID NOs: 60-134.

Embodiment A38. The method of any one of embodiments A1 to A37, whereinthe subject is a human.

Embodiment A39. The method of any one of embodiments A1 to A38, whereinthe subject is a non-human animal.

Embodiment A40. The method of any one of embodiments A1 to A39, whereinthe subject is a fetus, an embryo, or a child.

Embodiment A41. The method of any one of embodiments A1 to A40, whereinthe cells are ex vivo.

Embodiment A42. The method of any one of embodiments A1 to A41, whereinthe therapeutic agent is administered by intrathecal injection,intracerebroventricular injection, intraperitoneal injection,intramuscular injection, subcutaneous injection, or intravenousinjection of the subject.

Embodiment A43. The method of any of embodiments A1 to A42, wherein themethod further comprises administering a second therapeutic agent to thesubject.

Embodiment A44. The method of embodiment A43, wherein the secondtherapeutic agent is a small molecule.

Embodiment A45. The method of embodiment A43, wherein the secondtherapeutic agent is an ASO.

Embodiment A46. The method of any one of embodiments A43 to A45, whereinthe second therapeutic agent corrects intron retention.

Embodiment A47. An antisense oligomer as used in a method of any ofembodiments A1 to A46.

Embodiment A48. An antisense oligomer comprising a sequence with atleast about 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, or 100% sequence identity to aregion comprising at least 8 contiguous nucleic acids of SEQ ID NOs:60-134.

Embodiment A49. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the antisenseoligomer of embodiment A47 or A48 and an excipient.

Embodiment A50. A method of treating a subject in need thereof,comprising administering the pharmaceutical composition of embodimentA49 to the subject, wherein the administering is by intrathecalinjection, intracerebroventricular injection, intraperitoneal injection,intramuscular injection, subcutaneous injection, or intravenousinjection.

Embodiment A51. A composition comprising a therapeutic agent for use ina method of increasing expression of a target protein or a functionalRNA by cells to treat Alport syndrome; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS); Angelman syndrome; Aphasia, primary progressive; Arrhythmogenicright ventricular dysplasia 9; Autism spectrum disorder; Cardiomyopathy,dilated, 1HH; Myopathy, myofibrillar 6; Ceriod lipofuscinosis, neuronal,3; Cholestasis, intrahepatic, of pregnancy, 3; Cholestasis, progressivefamilial intrahepatic 1; Citrullinemia Type II; Citrullinemia, Type 1;Cognitive impairment with or without cerebral ataxia; Cornelia de Lange;Early-onset epileptic encephalopathy; Epilepsy-aphasia spectrum;Epilepsy, generalized, with febrile seizures plus, type 7; Epilepticencephalopathy, childhood-onset; Epileptic encephalopathy, earlyinfantile, 11; Epileptic encephalopathy, early infantile, 12; Epilepticencephalopathy, early infantile, 13; Epileptic encephalopathy, earlyinfantile, 2; Episodic ataxia, type 2; Familial focal epilepsy; Febrileseizures, familial, 3B; Friedreich ataxia; Friedreich ataxia withretained reflexes; Galactose epimerase deficiency; Glaucoma 3, primarycongenital, E; Glycogen storage disease IV; GRN-related frontotemporaldementia; Homocystinuria, B6-responsive and nonresponsive types; HSAN2D,autosomal recessive; Insensitivity to pain, congenital; Kabuki syndrome;Koolen-De Vries syndrome; Mental retardation, autosomal dominant 1;Methyl malonic aciduria; Migraine, Myoclonic-atonic epilepsy; familialhemiplegic, 1; Neurofibromatosis type 1; Opioid addiction; Optic atrophytype 1; Pathway (eye); Pathway (central nervous system, epilepsy);Phelan-McDermid syndrome; Propionicacidemia; Primary open angleglaucoma; Propionic academia; Retinitis pigmentosa 11; Retinitispigmentosa 18; Retinitis pigmentosa 31; Retinitis pigmentosa 59; Rettsyndrome; Seizures, benign familial infantile, 3; Seizures, benignfamilial infantile, 5; Smith-Magenis syndrome; Sotos syndrome 1;Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome; Stargardt disease 3; Tay-Sachs disease;Tuberous sclerosis; Tyrosinemia, type I; Wagner syndrome 1; Westsyndrome; Wolfram syndrome 2/NAFLD; 15q13.3 microdeletion; or 16p11.2deletion syndrome in a subject in need thereof, associated with adeficient protein or deficient functional RNA, wherein the deficientprotein or deficient functional RNA is deficient in amount or activityin the subject, wherein the target protein is:

-   -   (a) the deficient protein; or    -   (b) a compensating protein which functionally augments or        replaces the deficient protein or in the subject;    -   and wherein the functional RNA is:    -   (c) the deficient RNA; or    -   (d) a compensating functional RNA which functionally augments or        replaces the deficient functional RNA in the subject;    -   wherein the therapeutic agent enhances exclusion of the        non-sense mediated RNA decay-inducing exon from the NMD exon        mRNA encoding the target protein or functional RNA, thereby        increasing production or activity of the target protein or the        functional RNA in the subject.

Embodiment A52. A composition comprising a therapeutic agent for use ina method of treating a condition associated with ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1,BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3,COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA,KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1,OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A,SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS,TSC2, UBE3A, or VCAN protein in a subject in need thereof, the methodcomprising the step of increasing expression of ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1,BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3,COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA,KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1,OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A,SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS,TSC2, UBE3A, or VCAN protein by cells of the subject, wherein the cellshave an mRNA that contains a non-sense mediated RNA decay-inducing exon(NMD exon mRNA) and encodes ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS,CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5,DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2,KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA,PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A,SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, orVCAN protein, the method comprising contacting the cells with thetherapeutic agent, whereby the non-sense mediated RNA decay-inducingexon is excluded from the NMD exon mRNA that encodes ABCB4, ASS1,ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3,COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A,GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL,NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2,SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK,TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, or VCAN protein, thereby increasing the level ofmRNA encoding ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH,CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH,FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5,MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1,PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, or VCAN protein, andincreasing the expression of ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS,CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5,DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2,KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA,PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A,SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, orVCAN protein in the cells of the subject.

Embodiment A53. The composition of embodiment A52, wherein the conditionis a disease or disorder.

Embodiment A54. The composition of embodiment A53, wherein the diseaseor disorder is Alport syndrome; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS);Angelman syndrome; Aphasia, primary progressive; Arrhythmogenic rightventricular dysplasia 9; Autism spectrum disorder; Cardiomyopathy,dilated, 1HH; Myopathy, myofibrillar 6; Ceriod lipofuscinosis, neuronal,3; Cholestasis, intrahepatic, of pregnancy, 3; Cholestasis, progressivefamilial intrahepatic 1; Citrullinemia Type II; Citrullinemia, Type 1;Cognitive impairment with or without cerebral ataxia; Cornelia de Lange;Early-onset epileptic encephalopathy; Epilepsy-aphasia spectrum;Epilepsy, generalized, with febrile seizures plus, type 7; Epilepticencephalopathy, childhood-onset; Epileptic encephalopathy, earlyinfantile, 11; Epileptic encephalopathy, early infantile, 12; Epilepticencephalopathy, early infantile, 13; Epileptic encephalopathy, earlyinfantile, 2; Episodic ataxia, type 2; Familial focal epilepsy; Febrileseizures, familial, 3B; Friedreich ataxia; Friedreich ataxia withretained reflexes; Galactose epimerase deficiency; Glaucoma 3, primarycongenital, E; Glycogen storage disease IV; GRN-related frontotemporaldementia; Homocystinuria, B6-responsive and nonresponsive types; HSAN2D,autosomal recessive; Insensitivity to pain, congenital; Kabuki syndrome;Koolen-De Vries syndrome; Mental retardation, autosomal dominant 1;Methyl malonic aciduria; Migraine, Myoclonic-atonic epilepsy; familialhemiplegic, 1; Neurofibromatosis type 1; Opioid addiction; Optic atrophytype 1; Pathway (eye); Pathway (central nervous system, epilepsy);Phelan-McDermid syndrome; Propionicacidemia; Primary open angleglaucoma; Propionic academia; Retinitis pigmentosa 11; Retinitispigmentosa 18; Retinitis pigmentosa 31; Retinitis pigmentosa 59; Rettsyndrome; Seizures, benign familial infantile, 3; Seizures, benignfamilial infantile, 5; Smith-Magenis syndrome; Sotos syndrome 1;Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome; Stargardt disease 3; Tay-Sachs disease;Tuberous sclerosis; Tyrosinemia, type I; Wagner syndrome 1; Westsyndrome; Wolfram syndrome 2/NAFLD; 15q13.3 microdeletion; or 16p11.2deletion syndrome.

Embodiment A55. The composition of any one of embodiments A52 to 54,wherein the ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH,CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH,FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5,MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1,PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, or VCAN protein andNMD exon mRNA are encoded by the ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A,CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4,DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1,KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN,PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A,SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2,UBE3A, or VCAN gene.

Embodiment A56. The composition of any one of embodiments A51 to A55,wherein the non-sense mediated RNA decay-inducing exon is spliced outfrom the NMD exon mRNA encoding the ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A,CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4,DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1,KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN,PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A,SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2,UBE3A, or VCAN protein.

Embodiment A57. The composition of any one of embodiments A51 to A56,wherein the ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH,CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH,FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5,MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1,PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, or VCAN protein doesnot comprise an amino acid sequence encoded by the non-sense mediatedRNA decay-inducing exon.

Embodiment A58. The composition of any one of embodiments A51 to A57,wherein the ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH,CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH,FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5,MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1,PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, or VCAN protein is afull-length ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH,CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH,FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5,MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1,PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, or VCAN protein.

Embodiment A59. The composition of any one of embodiments A51 to A58,wherein the therapeutic agent is an antisense oligomer (ASO)complementary to the targeted portion of the NMD exon mRNA.

Embodiment A60. The composition of any of embodiments A51 to A59,wherein the therapeutic agent is an antisense oligomer (ASO) and whereinthe antisense oligomer targets a portion of the NMD exon mRNA that iswithin the non-sense mediated RNA decay-inducing exon.

Embodiment A61. The composition of any of embodiments A51 to A59,wherein the therapeutic agent is an antisense oligomer (ASO) and whereinthe antisense oligomer targets a portion of the NMD exon mRNA that isupstream or downstream of the non-sense mediated RNA decay-inducingexon.

Embodiment A62. The composition of any one of embodiments A51 to A61,wherein the target protein is ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS,CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5,DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2,KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA,PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A,SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, orVCAN.

Embodiment A63. The composition of embodiment A62, wherein the NMD exonmRNA comprises a sequence with at least about 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%,or 100% sequence identity to any one of SEQ ID NOs: 60-134.

Embodiment A64. The composition of embodiment A62, wherein the NMD exonmRNA is encoded by a genetic sequence with at least about 80%, 85%, 90%,95%, 97%, or 100% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 1-59.

Embodiment A65. The composition of embodiment A62, wherein the targetedportion of the NMD exon mRNA comprises a sequence with at least 80%,85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, or 100% sequence identity to a region comprising atleast 8 contiguous nucleic acids of SEQ ID NO: 60-134.

Embodiment A66. The composition of any one of embodiments A62 to A65,wherein the targeted portion of the NMD exon mRNA is within thenon-sense mediated RNA decay-inducing exon 8× of ABCB4, exon 9× of ASS1,exon 16× of ATP8B1, exon 1× of BAG3, exon 31× of CACNA1A, exon 36× ofCACNA1A, exon 37× of CACNA1A, exon 3× of CBS, exon 12× of CBS, exon 1×of CD55, exon 16× of CDKL5, exon 3× of CFH, exon 30× of CHD2, exon 4× ofCHRNA7, exon 1× of CISD2, exon 15× of CLN3, exon 11× of COL4A3, exon 41×of COL4A3, exon 22× of COL4A4, exon 44× of COL4A4, exon 20× of DEPDC5,exon 2× of DHDDS, exon 3× of ELOVL4, exon 5× of FAH, exon 4× of FXN,exon 4× of GALE, exon 3× of GBE1, exon 11× of GRIN2A, exon 1× of GRN,exon 2× of HEXA, exon 2× of KANSL1, exon 1× of KCNQ2, exon 50× of KMT2D,exon 8× of MAPK3, exon 13× of MBD5, exon 2× of MECP2, exon 11× of MUT,exon 31× of NF1, exon 7× of NIPBL, exon 38× of NIPBL, exon 11× of NSD1,exon 6× of OPA1, exon 28× of OPA1, exon 1× of OPTN, exon 1× of PCCA,exon 5× of PCCB, exon 6× of PCCB, exon 4× of PKP2, exon 23× of PLCB1,exon 3× of PRPF3, exon 9× of PRPF31, exon 1× of RAI1, exon 5× of RBFOX2,exon 13× of SCN2A, exon 6× of SCN3A, exon 7× of SCN3A, exon 4× of SCN8A,exon 6× of SCN8A, exon 20× of SCN8A, exon 6× of SCN9A, exon 24× ofSHANK3, exon 3× of SLC25A13, exon 6× of SLC25A13, exon 9× of SLC25A13,exon 11× of SLC25A13, exon 13× of SLC25A13, exon 1× of SLC6A1, exon 12×of SPTAN1, exon 10× of TEK, exon 15× of TEK, exon 1× of TOPORS, exon 11×of TSC2, exon 30× of TSC2, exon 1× of UBE3A, or exon 7× of VCAN.

Embodiment A67. The composition of any one of embodiments A62 to A65,wherein the targeted portion of the NMD exon mRNA is upstream ordownstream of the non-sense mediated RNA decay-inducing exon 8× ofABCB4, exon 9× of ASS1, exon 16× of ATP8B1, exon 1× of BAG3, exon 31× ofCACNA1A, exon 36× of CACNA1A, exon 37× of CACNA1A, exon 3× of CBS, exon12× of CBS, exon 1× of CD55, exon 16× of CDKL5, exon 3× of CFH, exon 30×of CHD2, exon 4× of CHRNA7, exon 1× of CISD2, exon 15× of CLN3, exon 11×of COL4A3, exon 41× of COL4A3, exon 22× of COL4A4, exon 44× of COL4A4,exon 20× of DEPDC5, exon 2× of DHDDS, exon 3× of ELOVL4, exon 5× of FAH,exon 4× of FXN, exon 4× of GALE, exon 3× of GBE1, exon 11× of GRIN2A,exon 1× of GRN, exon 2× of HEXA, exon 2× of KANSL1, exon 1× of KCNQ2,exon 50× of KMT2D, exon 8× of MAPK3, exon 13× of MBD5, exon 2× of MECP2,exon 11× of MUT, exon 31× of NF1, exon 7× of NIPBL, exon 38× of NIPBL,exon 11× of NSD1, exon 6× of OPA1, exon 28× of OPA1, exon 1× of OPTN,exon 1× of PCCA, exon 5× of PCCB, exon 6× of PCCB, exon 4× of PKP2, exon23× of PLCB1, exon 3× of PRPF3, exon 9× of PRPF31, exon 1× of RAI1, exon5× of RBFOX2, exon 13× of SCN2A, exon 6× of SCN3A, exon 7× of SCN3A,exon 4× of SCN8A, exon 6× of SCN8A, exon 20× of SCN8A, exon 6× of SCN9A,exon 24× of SHANK3, exon 3× of SLC25A13, exon 6× of SLC25A13, exon 9× ofSLC25A13, exon 11× of SLC25A13, exon 13× of SLC25A13, exon 1× of SLC6A1,exon 12× of SPTAN1, exon 10× of TEK, exon 15× of TEK, exon 1× of TOPORS,exon 11× of TSC2, exon 30× of TSC2, exon 1× of UBE3A, or exon 7× ofVCAN.

Embodiment A68. The composition of any one of embodiments A62 to A65,wherein the targeted portion of the NMD exon mRNA comprises anexon-intron junction of exon 8× of ABCB4, exon 9× of ASS1, exon 16× ofATP8B1, exon 1× of BAG3, exon 31× of CACNA1A, exon 36× of CACNA1A, exon37× of CACNA1A, exon 3× of CBS, exon 12× of CBS, exon 1× of CD55, exon16× of CDKL5, exon 3× of CFH, exon 30× of CHD2, exon 4× of CHRNA7, exon1× of CISD2, exon 15× of CLN3, exon 11× of COL4A3, exon 41× of COL4A3,exon 22× of COL4A4, exon 44× of COL4A4, exon 20× of DEPDC5, exon 2× ofDHDDS, exon 3× of ELOVL4, exon 5× of FAH, exon 4× of FXN, exon 4× ofGALE, exon 3× of GBE1, exon 11× of GRIN2A, exon 1× of GRN, exon 2× ofHEXA, exon 2× of KANSL1, exon 1× of KCNQ2, exon 50× of KMT2D, exon 8× ofMAPK3, exon 13× of MBD5, exon 2× of MECP2, exon 11× of MUT, exon 31× ofNF1, exon 7× of NIPBL, exon 38× of NIPBL, exon 11× of NSD1, exon 6× ofOPA1, exon 28× of OPA1, exon 1× of OPTN, exon 1× of PCCA, exon 5× ofPCCB, exon 6× of PCCB, exon 4× of PKP2, exon 23× of PLCB1, exon 3× ofPRPF3, exon 9× of PRPF31, exon 1× of RAI1, exon 5× of RBFOX2, exon 13×of SCN2A, exon 6× of SCN3A, exon 7× of SCN3A, exon 4× of SCN8A, exon 6×of SCN8A, exon 20× of SCN8A, exon 6× of SCN9A, exon 24× of SHANK3, exon3× of SLC25A13, exon 6× of SLC25A13, exon 9× of SLC25A13, exon 11× ofSLC25A13, exon 13× of SLC25A13, exon 1× of SLC6A1, exon 12× of SPTAN1,exon 10× of TEK, exon 15× of TEK, exon 1× of TOPORS, exon 11× of TSC2,exon 30× of TSC2, exon 1× of UBE3A, or exon 7× of VCAN.

Embodiment A69. The composition of any one of embodiments A62 to A68,wherein the therapeutic agent is an antisense oligomer (ASO) and whereinthe ASO comprises a sequence that is at least about 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%,97%, or 100% complementary to a region comprising at least 8 contiguousnucleic acids of SEQ ID NOs: 60-134.

Embodiment A70. The composition of any one of embodiments A51 to A69,wherein the mRNA encoding the target protein or functional RNA is afull-length mature mRNA, or a wild-type mature mRNA.

Embodiment A71. The composition of any one of embodiments A51 to A70,wherein the target protein produced is full-length protein, or wild-typeprotein.

Embodiment A72. The composition of any one of embodiments A51 to A71,wherein the therapeutic agent is an antisense oligomer (ASO) and whereinthe antisense oligomer comprises a backbone modification comprising aphosphorothioate linkage or a phosphorodiamidate linkage.

Embodiment A73. The composition of any of embodiments A51 to A72,wherein the therapeutic agent is an antisense oligomer (ASO) and whereinsaid antisense oligomer is an antisense oligonucleotide.

Embodiment A74. The composition of any of embodiments A51 to A73,wherein the therapeutic agent is an antisense oligomer (ASO) and whereinthe antisense oligomer comprises a phosphorodiamidate morpholino, alocked nucleic acid, a peptide nucleic acid, a 2′-O-methyl, a 2′-Fluoro,or a 2′-O-methoxyethyl moiety.

Embodiment A75. The composition of any of embodiments A51 to A74,wherein the therapeutic agent is an antisense oligomer (ASO) and whereinthe antisense oligomer comprises at least one modified sugar moiety.

Embodiment A76. The composition of embodiment A75, wherein each sugarmoiety is a modified sugar moiety.

Embodiment A77. The composition of any of embodiments A51 to A76,wherein the therapeutic agent is an antisense oligomer (ASO) and whereinthe antisense oligomer consists of from 8 to 50 nucleobases, 8 to 40nucleobases, 8 to 35 nucleobases, 8 to 30 nucleobases, 8 to 25nucleobases, 8 to 20 nucleobases, 8 to 15 nucleobases, 9 to 50nucleobases, 9 to 40 nucleobases, 9 to 35 nucleobases, 9 to 30nucleobases, 9 to 25 nucleobases, 9 to 20 nucleobases, 9 to 15nucleobases, 10 to 50 nucleobases, 10 to 40 nucleobases, 10 to 35nucleobases, 10 to 30 nucleobases, 10 to 25 nucleobases, 10 to 20nucleobases, 10 to 15 nucleobases, 11 to 50 nucleobases, 11 to 40nucleobases, 11 to 35 nucleobases, 11 to 30 nucleobases, 11 to 25nucleobases, 11 to 20 nucleobases, 11 to 15 nucleobases, 12 to 50nucleobases, 12 to 40 nucleobases, 12 to 35 nucleobases, 12 to 30nucleobases, 12 to 25 nucleobases, 12 to 20 nucleobases, or 12 to 15nucleobases.

Embodiment A78. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the therapeuticagent of any of the compositions of embodiments A51 to A77, and anexcipient.

Embodiment A79. A method of treating a subject in need thereof,comprising administering the pharmaceutical composition of embodimentA78 to the subject, wherein the administering is by intrathecalinjection, intracerebroventricular injection, intraperitoneal injection,intramuscular injection, subcutaneous injection, or intravenousinjection.

Embodiment A80. The method of any of embodiments A51 to A79, wherein themethod further comprises administering a second therapeutic agent to thesubject.

Embodiment A81. The method of embodiment A80, wherein the secondtherapeutic agent is a small molecule.

Embodiment A82. The method of embodiment A80, wherein the secondtherapeutic agent is an ASO.

Embodiment A83. The method of any one of embodiments A80 to A82, whereinthe second therapeutic agent corrects intron retention.

Embodiment A84. A pharmaceutical composition comprising: an antisenseoligomer that hybridizes to a target sequence of a ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1,BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3,COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA,KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1,OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A,SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS,TSC2, UBE3A, or VCANmRNA transcript, wherein the ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1,BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3,COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA,KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1,OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A,SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS,TSC2, UBE3A, or VCAN mRNA transcript comprises a non-sense mediated RNAdecay-inducing exon, wherein the antisense oligomer induces exclusion ofthe non-sense mediated RNA decay-inducing exon from the ABCB4, ASS1,ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3,COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A,GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL,NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2,SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK,TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, or VCAN mRNA transcript; and a pharmaceuticalacceptable excipient.

Embodiment A85. The pharmaceutical composition of embodiment A84,wherein the ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH,CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH,FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5,MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1,PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, or VCAN mRNAtranscript is a ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5,CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4,FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3,MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1,PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, or VCAN NMD exonmRNA transcript.

Embodiment A86. The pharmaceutical composition of embodiment A84 or A85,wherein the targeted portion of the NMD exon mRNA is within thenon-sense mediated RNA decay-inducing exon 8× of ABCB4, exon 9× of ASS1,exon 16× of ATP8B1, exon 1× of BAG3, exon 31× of CACNA1A, exon 36× ofCACNA1A, exon 37× of CACNA1A, exon 3× of CBS, exon 12× of CBS, exon 1×of CD55, exon 16× of CDKL5, exon 3× of CFH, exon 30× of CHD2, exon 4× ofCHRNA7, exon 1× of CISD2, exon 15× of CLN3, exon 11× of COL4A3, exon 41×of COL4A3, exon 22× of COL4A4, exon 44× of COL4A4, exon 20× of DEPDC5,exon 2× of DHDDS, exon 3× of ELOVL4, exon 5× of FAH, exon 4× of FXN,exon 4× of GALE, exon 3× of GBE1, exon 11× of GRIN2A, exon 1× of GRN,exon 2× of HEXA, exon 2× of KANSL1, exon 1× of KCNQ2, exon 50× of KMT2D,exon 8× of MAPK3, exon 13× of MBD5, exon 2× of MECP2, exon 11× of MUT,exon 31× of NF1, exon 7× of NIPBL, exon 38× of NIPBL, exon 11× of NSD1,exon 6× of OPA1, exon 28× of OPA1, exon 1× of OPTN, exon 1× of PCCA,exon 5× of PCCB, exon 6× of PCCB, exon 4× of PKP2, exon 23× of PLCB1,exon 3× of PRPF3, exon 9× of PRPF31, exon 1× of RAI1, exon 5× of RBFOX2,exon 13× of SCN2A, exon 6× of SCN3A, exon 7× of SCN3A, exon 4× of SCN8A,exon 6× of SCN8A, exon 20× of SCN8A, exon 6× of SCN9A, exon 24× ofSHANK3, exon 3× of SLC25A13, exon 6× of SLC25A13, exon 9× of SLC25A13,exon 11× of SLC25A13, exon 13× of SLC25A13, exon 1× of SLC6A1, exon 12×of SPTAN1, exon 10× of TEK, exon 15× of TEK, exon 1× of TOPORS, exon 11×of TSC2, exon 30× of TSC2, exon 1× of UBE3A, or exon 7× of VCAN.

Embodiment A87. The pharmaceutical composition of embodiment A84 or A85,wherein the targeted portion of the NMD exon mRNA is upstream ordownstream of the non-sense mediated RNA decay-inducing exon 8× ofABCB4, exon 9× of ASS1, exon 16× of ATP8B1, exon 1× of BAG3, exon 31× ofCACNA1A, exon 36× of CACNA1A, exon 37× of CACNA1A, exon 3× of CBS, exon12× of CBS, exon 1× of CD55, exon 16× of CDKL5, exon 3× of CFH, exon 30×of CHD2, exon 4× of CHRNA7, exon 1× of CISD2, exon 15× of CLN3, exon 11×of COL4A3, exon 41× of COL4A3, exon 22× of COL4A4, exon 44× of COL4A4,exon 20× of DEPDC5, exon 2× of DHDDS, exon 3× of ELOVL4, exon 5× of FAH,exon 4× of FXN, exon 4× of GALE, exon 3× of GBE1, exon 11× of GRIN2A,exon 1× of GRN, exon 2× of HEXA, exon 2× of KANSL1, exon 1× of KCNQ2,exon 50× of KMT2D, exon 8× of MAPK3, exon 13× of MBD5, exon 2× of MECP2,exon 11× of MUT, exon 31× of NF1, exon 7× of NIPBL, exon 38× of NIPBL,exon 11× of NSD1, exon 6× of OPA1, exon 28× of OPA1, exon 1× of OPTN,exon 1× of PCCA, exon 5× of PCCB, exon 6× of PCCB, exon 4× of PKP2, exon23× of PLCB1, exon 3× of PRPF3, exon 9× of PRPF31, exon 1× of RAI1, exon5× of RBFOX2, exon 13× of SCN2A, exon 6× of SCN3A, exon 7× of SCN3A,exon 4× of SCN8A, exon 6× of SCN8A, exon 20× of SCN8A, exon 6× of SCN9A,exon 24× of SHANK3, exon 3× of SLC25A13, exon 6× of SLC25A13, exon 9× ofSLC25A13, exon 11× of SLC25A13, exon 13× of SLC25A13, exon 1× of SLC6A1,exon 12× of SPTAN1, exon 10× of TEK, exon 15× of TEK, exon 1× of TOPORS,exon 11× of TSC2, exon 30× of TSC2, exon 1× of UBE3A, or exon 7× ofVCAN.

Embodiment A88. The pharmaceutical composition of embodiment A84 or A85,wherein the targeted portion of the NMD exon mRNA comprises anexon-intron junction exon 8× of ABCB4, exon 9× of ASS1, exon 16× ofATP8B1, exon 1× of BAG3, exon 31× of CACNA1A, exon 36× of CACNA1A, exon37× of CACNA1A, exon 3× of CBS, exon 12× of CBS, exon 1× of CD55, exon16× of CDKL5, exon 3× of CFH, exon 30× of CHD2, exon 4× of CHRNA7, exon1× of CISD2, exon 15× of CLN3, exon 11× of COL4A3, exon 41× of COL4A3,exon 22× of COL4A4, exon 44× of COL4A4, exon 20× of DEPDC5, exon 2× ofDHDDS, exon 3× of ELOVL4, exon 5× of FAH, exon 4× of FXN, exon 4× ofGALE, exon 3× of GBE1, exon 11× of GRIN2A, exon 1× of GRN, exon 2× ofHEXA, exon 2× of KANSL1, exon 1× of KCNQ2, exon 50× of KMT2D, exon 8× ofMAPK3, exon 13× of MBD5, exon 2× of MECP2, exon 11× of MUT, exon 31× ofNF1, exon 7× of NIPBL, exon 38× of NIPBL, exon 11× of NSD1, exon 6× ofOPA1, exon 28× of OPA1, exon 1× of OPTN, exon 1× of PCCA, exon 5× ofPCCB, exon 6× of PCCB, exon 4× of PKP2, exon 23× of PLCB1, exon 3× ofPRPF3, exon 9× of PRPF31, exon 1× of RAI1, exon 5× of RBFOX2, exon 13×of SCN2A, exon 6× of SCN3A, exon 7× of SCN3A, exon 4× of SCN8A, exon 6×of SCN8A, exon 20× of SCN8A, exon 6× of SCN9A, exon 24× of SHANK3, exon3× of SLC25A13, exon 6× of SLC25A13, exon 9× of SLC25A13, exon 11× ofSLC25A13, exon 13× of SLC25A13, exon 1× of SLC6A1, exon 12× of SPTAN1,exon 10× of TEK, exon 15× of TEK, exon 1× of TOPORS, exon 11× of TSC2,exon 30× of TSC2, exon 1× of UBE3A, or exon 7× of VCAN.

Embodiment A89. The pharmaceutical composition of any one of embodimentsA84 to A88, wherein the ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55,CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS,ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D,MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2,PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, or VCAN NMD exonmRNA transcript is encoded by a genetic sequence with at least about80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% sequence identity to anyone of SEQ ID NOs: 1-59.

Embodiment A90. The pharmaceutical composition of embodiment A84 or A88,wherein the ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH,CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH,FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5,MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1,PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, or VCAN NMD exonmRNA transcript comprises a sequence with at least about 80%, 85%, 90%,95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% sequence identity to any one of SEQ IDNOs: 60-134.

Embodiment A91. The pharmaceutical composition of embodiment A84,wherein the antisense oligomer comprises a backbone modificationcomprising a phosphorothioate linkage or a phosphorodiamidate linkage.

Embodiment A92. The pharmaceutical composition of embodiment A84,wherein the antisense oligomer is an antisense oligonucleotide.

Embodiment A93. The pharmaceutical composition of embodiment A84,wherein the antisense oligomer comprises a phosphorodiamidatemorpholino, a locked nucleic acid, a peptide nucleic acid, a2′-O-methyl, a 2′-Fluoro, or a 2′-O-methoxyethyl moiety.

Embodiment A94. The pharmaceutical composition of embodiment A84,wherein the antisense oligomer comprises at least one modified sugarmoiety.

Embodiment A95. The pharmaceutical composition of embodiment A84,wherein the antisense oligomer comprises from 8 to 50 nucleobases, 8 to40 nucleobases, 8 to 35 nucleobases, 8 to 30 nucleobases, 8 to 25nucleobases, 8 to 20 nucleobases, 8 to 15 nucleobases, 9 to 50nucleobases, 9 to 40 nucleobases, 9 to 35 nucleobases, 9 to 30nucleobases, 9 to 25 nucleobases, 9 to 20 nucleobases, 9 to 15nucleobases, 10 to 50 nucleobases, 10 to 40 nucleobases, 10 to 35nucleobases, 10 to 30 nucleobases, 10 to 25 nucleobases, 10 to 20nucleobases, 10 to 15 nucleobases, 11 to 50 nucleobases, 11 to 40nucleobases, 11 to 35 nucleobases, 11 to 30 nucleobases, 11 to 25nucleobases, 11 to 20 nucleobases, 11 to 15 nucleobases, 12 to 50nucleobases, 12 to 40 nucleobases, 12 to 35 nucleobases, 12 to 30nucleobases, 12 to 25 nucleobases, 12 to 20 nucleobases, or 12 to 15nucleobases.

Embodiment A96. The pharmaceutical composition of embodiment A84 or A85,wherein the antisense oligomer is at least 80%, at least 85%, at least90%, at least 95%, at least 98%, at least 99%, or is 100% complementaryto a targeted portion of the ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS,CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5,DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2,KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA,PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A,SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, orVCAN NMD exon mRNA transcript.

Embodiment A97. The pharmaceutical composition of embodiment A84 or A85,wherein the targeted portion of the ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A,CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4,DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1,KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN,PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A,SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2,UBE3A, or VCAN NMD exon mRNA transcript is within a sequence selectedfrom SEQ ID NOs: 60-134.

Embodiment A98. The pharmaceutical composition of embodiment A84,wherein the antisense oligomer comprises a nucleotide sequence that isat least about 80%, 85%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or99% sequence identity to a region comprising at least 8 contiguousnucleic acids of SEQ ID NOs: 60-134.

Embodiment A99. The pharmaceutical composition of embodiment A84,wherein the antisense oligomer comprises a nucleotide sequence that isidentical a region comprising at least 8 contiguous nucleic acids of SEQID NOs: 60-134.

Embodiment A100. The pharmaceutical composition of any one of theembodiments A84 to A99, wherein the pharmaceutical composition isformulated for intrathecal injection, intracerebroventricular injection,intraperitoneal injection, intramuscular injection, subcutaneousinjection, or intravenous injection.

Embodiment A101. The method of any of embodiments A84 to A100, whereinthe method further comprises administering a second therapeutic agent tothe subject.

Embodiment A102. The method of embodiment A101, wherein the secondtherapeutic agent is a small molecule.

Embodiment A103. The method of embodiment A101, wherein the secondtherapeutic agent is an ASO.

Embodiment A104. The method of any one of embodiments A101 to A103,wherein the second therapeutic agent corrects intron retention.

Embodiment A105. A method of inducing processing of a deficient ABCB4,ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2,CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1,GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1,NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1,RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1,TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, or VCAN mRNA transcript to facilitate removalof a non-sense mediated RNA decay-inducing exon to produce a fullyprocessed ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH,CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH,FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5,MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1,PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, or VCAN mRNAtranscript that encodes a functional form of a ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1,BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3,COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA,KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1,OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A,SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS,TSC2, UBE3A, or VCAN protein, the method comprising:

-   -   (a) contacting an antisense oligomer to a target cell of a        subject;    -   (b) hybridizing the antisense oligomer to the deficient ABCB4,        ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2,        CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH,        FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3,        MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB,        PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A,        SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2,        UBE3A, or VCAN mRNA transcript, wherein the deficient ABCB4,        ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2,        CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH,        FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3,        MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB,        PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A,        SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2,        UBE3A, or VCAN mRNA transcript is capable of encoding the        functional form of a ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS,        CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4,        DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA,        KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1,        OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1,        RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1,        SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, or VCAN protein and comprises        at least one non-sense mediated RNA decay-inducing exon;    -   (c) removing the at least one non-sense mediated RNA        decay-inducing exon from the deficient ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1,        BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3,        COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1,        GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2,        MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1,        PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,        SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, or VCAN mRNA        transcript to produce the fully processed ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1,        BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3,        COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1,        GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2,        MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1,        PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,        SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, or VCAN mRNA        transcript that encodes the functional form of ABCB4, ASS1,        ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7,        CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN,        GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3,        MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB,        PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A,        SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2,        UBE3A, or VCAN protein; and    -   (d) translating the functional form of ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1,        BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3,        COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1,        GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2,        MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1,        PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,        SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, or VCAN        protein from the fully processed ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3,        CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3,        COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1,        GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2,        MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1,        PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,        SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, or VCAN mRNA        transcript.

Embodiment A106. A method of treating a subject having a conditioncaused by a deficient amount or activity of ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3,CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3,COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA,KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1,OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A,SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS,TSC2, UBE3A, or VCAN protein comprising administering to the subject anantisense oligomer comprising a nucleotide sequence with at least about80%, 85%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequenceidentity to a region comprising at least 8 contiguous nucleic acids ofSEQ ID NOs: 60-134.

Embodiment A107. A method of treating Alport syndrome; Amyotrophiclateral sclerosis (ALS); Angelman syndrome; Aphasia, primaryprogressive; Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 9; Autismspectrum disorder; Cardiomyopathy, dilated, 1HH; Myopathy, myofibrillar6; Ceriod lipofuscinosis, neuronal, 3; Cholestasis, intrahepatic, ofpregnancy, 3; Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1;Citrullinemia Type II; Citrullinemia, Type 1; Cognitive impairment withor without cerebral ataxia; Cornelia de Lange; Early-onset epilepticencephalopathy; Epilepsy-aphasia spectrum; Epilepsy, generalized, withfebrile seizures plus, type 7; Epileptic encephalopathy,childhood-onset; Epileptic encephalopathy, early infantile, 11;Epileptic encephalopathy, early infantile, 12; Epileptic encephalopathy,early infantile, 13; Epileptic encephalopathy, early infantile, 2;Episodic ataxia, type 2; Familial focal epilepsy; Febrile seizures,familial, 3B; Friedreich ataxia; Friedreich ataxia with retainedreflexes; Galactose epimerase deficiency; Glaucoma 3, primarycongenital, E; Glycogen storage disease IV; GRN-related frontotemporaldementia; Homocystinuria, B6-responsive and nonresponsive types; HSAN2D,autosomal recessive; Insensitivity to pain, congenital; Kabuki syndrome;Koolen-De Vries syndrome; Mental retardation, autosomal dominant 1;Methyl malonic aciduria; Migraine, Myoclonic-atonic epilepsy; familialhemiplegic, 1; Neurofibromatosis type 1; Opioid addiction; Optic atrophytype 1; Pathway (eye); Pathway (central nervous system, epilepsy);Phelan-McDermid syndrome; Propionicacidemia; Primary open angleglaucoma; Propionic academia; Retinitis pigmentosa 11; Retinitispigmentosa 18; Retinitis pigmentosa 31; Retinitis pigmentosa 59; Rettsyndrome; Seizures, benign familial infantile, 3; Seizures, benignfamilial infantile, 5; Smith-Magenis syndrome; Sotos syndrome 1;Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome; Stargardt disease 3; Tay-Sachs disease;Tuberous sclerosis; Tyrosinemia, type I; Wagner syndrome 1; Westsyndrome; Wolfram syndrome 2/NAFLD; 15q13.3 microdeletion; or 16p11.2deletion syndrome in a subject in need thereof, by increasing theexpression of a target protein or functional RNA by a cell of thesubject, wherein the cell has an mRNA that contains a non-sense mediatedRNA decay-inducing exon (NMD exon mRNA), and wherein the NMD exon mRNAencodes the target protein or functional RNA, the method comprisingcontacting the cell of the subject with a therapeutic agent thatmodulates splicing of the NMD exon mRNA encoding the target protein orfunctional RNA, whereby the non-sense mediated RNA decay-inducing exonis excluded from the NMD exon mRNA encoding the target protein orfunctional RNA, thereby increasing the level of mRNA encoding the targetprotein or functional RNA, and increasing the expression of the targetprotein or functional RNA in the cell of the subject.

Embodiment A108. A method of increasing expression of ABCB4, ASS1,ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3,COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A,GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL,NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2,SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK,TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, or VCAN protein by a cell having an mRNA thatcontains a non-sense mediated RNA decay-inducing exon (NMD exon mRNA)and encodes ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH,CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH,FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5,MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1,PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, or VCAN protein, themethod comprising contacting the cell with an agent that modulatessplicing of the NMD exon mRNA encoding ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3,CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3,COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA,KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1,OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A,SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS,TSC2, UBE3A, or VCAN protein, whereby the non-sense mediated RNAdecay-inducing exon is excluded from the NMD exon mRNA encoding ABCB4,ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2,CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1,GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1,NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1,RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1,TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, or VCAN protein, thereby increasing the levelof mRNA encoding ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD55, CDKL5,CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5, DHDDS, ELOVL4,FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2, KMT2D, MAPK3,MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1,PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHANK3,SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, or VCAN protein, andincreasing the expression of ABCB4, ASS1, ATP8B1, BAG3, CACNA1A, CBS,CD55, CDKL5, CFH, CHD2, CHRNA7, CISD2, CLN3, COL4A3, COL4A4, DEPDC5,DHDDS, ELOVL4, FAH, FXN, GALE, GBE1, GRIN2A, GRN, HEXA, KANSL1, KCNQ2,KMT2D, MAPK3, MBD5, MECP2, MUT, NF1, NIPBL, NSD1, OPA1, OPTN, PCCA,PCCB, PKP2, PLCB1, PRPF3, PRPF31, RAI1, RBFOX2, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A,SCN9A, SHANK3, SLC25A13, SLC6A1, SPTAN1, TEK, TOPORS, TSC2, UBE3A, orVCAN protein in the cell.

Embodiment A109. The method of embodiment A107 or A108, wherein theagent

-   -   (a) binds to a targeted portion of the NMD exon mRNA encoding        the target protein or functional RNA;    -   (b) binds to one or more components of a spliceosome; or    -   (c) a combination of (a) and (b).

FURTHER SPECIFIC EMBODIMENTS

Embodiment 1. A method of modulating expression of a target protein, bya cell having an mRNA that comprises a non-sense mediated RNAdecay-inducing exon (NMD exon) and encodes the target protein, themethod comprising contacting a therapeutic agent to the cell, wherebythe therapeutic agent modulates splicing of the NMD exon from the mRNA,thereby modulating level of processed mRNA encoding the target protein,and modulating the expression of the target protein in the cell, whereinthe target protein is selected from the group consisting of: AKT3,CACNA1A, CBS, CD46, CFH, CHD2, CLN3, COL11A2, COL4A3, COL4A4, COL4A4,CR1, CRX, CYP2J2, DHDDS, DNAJC8, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GALE, GUCY2F, GUCY2F,HEXA, HEXA, MAPK3, MBD5, MBD5, MBD5, MUT, MYH14, MYO6, NF1, NF2, NIPBL,NR1H4, NSD1, NSD1, NSD1, NSD1, OPA1, OPA1, PCCA, PKP2, PPARA, PRPF3,PRPF3, SCN2A, SCN8A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, SIRT3, STK11, STK11,SYNGAP1, TOPORS, and VCAN proteins.

Embodiment 2. A method of treating a disease or condition in a subjectin need thereof by modulating expression of a target protein in a cellof the subject, comprising: contacting the cell of the subject with atherapeutic agent that modulates splicing of a non-sense mediated mRNAdecay-inducing exon (NMD exon) from an mRNA in the cell, wherein themRNA comprises the NMD exon and encodes the target protein, therebymodulating level of processed mRNA encoding the target protein, andmodulating expression of the target protein in the cell of the subject,wherein the target protein is selected from the group consisting of:AKT3, CACNA1A, CBS, CD46, CFH, CHD2, CLN3, COL11A2, COL4A3, COL4A4,COL4A4, CR1, CRX, CYP2J2, DHDDS, DNAJC8, EIF2AK3, ERN1, GALE, GUCY2F,GUCY2F, HEXA, HEXA, MAPK3, MBD5, MBD5, MBD5, MUT, MYH14, MYO6, NF1, NF2,NIPBL, NR1H4, NSD1, NSD1, NSD1, NSD1, OPA1, OPA1, PCCA, PKP2, PPARA,PRPF3, PRPF3, SCN2A, SCN8A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SEMA3C, SEMA3D, SIRT3, STK11,STK11, SYNGAP1, TOPORS, and VCAN proteins.

Embodiment 3. The method of embodiment 1 or 2, wherein the therapeuticagent

(a) binds to a targeted portion of the mRNA encoding the target protein;

(b) modulates binding of a factor involved in splicing of the NMD exon;or

(c) a combination of (a) and (b).

Embodiment 4. The method of embodiment 3, wherein the therapeutic agentinterferes with binding of the factor involved in splicing of the NMDexon to a region of the targeted portion.

Embodiment 5. The method of embodiment 3 or 4, wherein the targetedportion is proximal to the NMD exon.

Embodiment 6. The method of any one of embodiments 3 to 5, wherein thetargeted portion is at most about 1500 nucleotides, about 1000nucleotides, about 800 nucleotides, about 700 nucleotides, about 600nucleotides, about 500 nucleotides, about 400 nucleotides, about 300nucleotides, about 200 nucleotides, about 100 nucleotides, about 80nucleotides, about 70 nucleotides, about 60 nucleotides, about 50nucleotides upstream of 5′ end of the NMD exon.

Embodiment 7. The method of any one of embodiments 3 to 6, wherein thetargeted portion is at least about 1500 nucleotides, about 1000nucleotides, about 800 nucleotides, about 700 nucleotides, about 600nucleotides, about 500 nucleotides, about 400 nucleotides, about 300nucleotides, about 200 nucleotides, about 100 nucleotides, about 80nucleotides, about 70 nucleotides, about 60 nucleotides, about 50nucleotides, about 40 nucleotides, about 30 nucleotides, about 20nucleotides, about 10 nucleotides, about 5 nucleotides, about 4nucleotides, about 2 nucleotides, about 1 nucleotides upstream of 5′ endof the NMD exon.

Embodiment 8. The method of any one of embodiments 3 to 5, wherein thetargeted portion is at most about 1500 nucleotides, about 1000nucleotides, about 800 nucleotides, about 700 nucleotides, about 600nucleotides, about 500 nucleotides, about 400 nucleotides, about 300nucleotides, about 200 nucleotides, about 100 nucleotides, about 80nucleotides, about 70 nucleotides, about 60 nucleotides, about 50nucleotides downstream of 3′ end of the NMD exon.

Embodiment 9. The method of any one of embodiments 3 to 5 or 8, whereinthe targeted portion is at least about 1500 nucleotides, about 1000nucleotides, about 800 nucleotides, about 700 nucleotides, about 600nucleotides, about 500 nucleotides, about 400 nucleotides, about 300nucleotides, about 200 nucleotides, about 100 nucleotides, about 80nucleotides, about 70 nucleotides, about 60 nucleotides, about 50nucleotides, about 40 nucleotides, about 30 nucleotides, about 20nucleotides, about 10 nucleotides, about 5 nucleotides, about 4nucleotides, about 2 nucleotides, about 1 nucleotides downstream of 3′end of the NMD exon.

Embodiment 10. The method of any one of embodiments 3 to 5, wherein thetargeted portion is at most about 1500 nucleotides, about 1000nucleotides, about 800 nucleotides, about 700 nucleotides, about 600nucleotides, about 500 nucleotides, about 400 nucleotides, about 300nucleotides, about 200 nucleotides, about 100 nucleotides, about 80nucleotides, about 70 nucleotides, about 60 nucleotides, about 50nucleotides upstream of genomic site selected from the group consistingof: GRCh38/hg38: chr1 243564388; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 13236618;GRCh38/hg38: chr21 43060012; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 207775610; GRCh38/hg38:chr1 196675450; GRCh38/hg38: chr15 92998149; GRCh38/hg38: chr1628479765; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 33183698; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227296487;GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227144833; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227015360; GRCh38/hg38:chr1 207637688; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 47835403; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 59904516;GRCh38/hg38: chr1 26442335; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 28230252; GRCh38/hg38:chr2 88582824; GRCh38/hg38: chr17 64102804; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 23798484;GRCh38/hg38: chrX 109383446; GRCh38/hg38: chrX 109439175; GRCh38/hg38:chr15 72362466; GRCh38/hg38: chr15 72345776; GRCh38/hg38: chr1630115645; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148460219; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148490695;GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148505761; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 49436597; GRCh38/hg38:chr19 50230825; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 75867431; GRCh38/hg38: chr17 31249955;GRCh38/hg38: chr22 29628658; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 37048127; GRCh38/hg38:chr12 100499841; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177169394; GRCh38/hg38: chr5177200761; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177247924; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177275947;GRCh38/hg38: chr3 193628509; GRCh38/hg38: chr3 193603500; GRCh38/hg38:chr13 100305751; GRCh38/hg38: chr12 32894778; GRCh38/hg38: chr2246203575; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 150327557; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 150330401;GRCh38/hg38: chr2 165327155; GRCh38/hg38: chr12 51688758; GRCh38/hg38:chr12 51780202; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 166304329; GRCh38/hg38: chr7 80794957;GRCh38/hg38: chr7 85059541; GRCh38/hg38: chr11 226081; GRCh38/hg38:chr19 1216268; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 1221621; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 33448789;GRCh38/hg38: chr9 32551469; and GRCh38/hg38: chr5 83544965.

Embodiment 11. The method of any one of embodiments 3 to 5 or 10,wherein the targeted portion is about 1500 nucleotides, about 1000nucleotides, about 800 nucleotides, about 700 nucleotides, about 600nucleotides, about 500 nucleotides, about 400 nucleotides, about 300nucleotides, about 200 nucleotides, about 100 nucleotides, about 80nucleotides, about 70 nucleotides, about 60 nucleotides, about 50nucleotides upstream of genomic site selected from the group consistingof: GRCh38/hg38: chr1 243564388; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 13236618;GRCh38/hg38: chr21 43060012; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 207775610; GRCh38/hg38:chr1 196675450; GRCh38/hg38: chr15 92998149; GRCh38/hg38: chr1628479765; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 33183698; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227296487;GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227144833; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227015360; GRCh38/hg38:chr1 207637688; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 47835403; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 59904516;GRCh38/hg38: chr1 26442335; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 28230252; GRCh38/hg38:chr2 88582824; GRCh38/hg38: chr17 64102804; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 23798484;GRCh38/hg38: chrX 109383446; GRCh38/hg38: chrX 109439175; GRCh38/hg38:chr15 72362466; GRCh38/hg38: chr15 72345776; GRCh38/hg38: chr1630115645; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148460219; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148490695;GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148505761; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 49436597; GRCh38/hg38:chr19 50230825; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 75867431; GRCh38/hg38: chr17 31249955;GRCh38/hg38: chr22 29628658; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 37048127; GRCh38/hg38:chr12 100499841; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177169394; GRCh38/hg38: chr5177200761; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177247924; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177275947;GRCh38/hg38: chr3 193628509; GRCh38/hg38: chr3 193603500; GRCh38/hg38:chr13 100305751; GRCh38/hg38: chr12 32894778; GRCh38/hg38: chr2246203575; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 150327557; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 150330401;GRCh38/hg38: chr2 165327155; GRCh38/hg38: chr12 51688758; GRCh38/hg38:chr12 51780202; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 166304329; GRCh38/hg38: chr7 80794957;GRCh38/hg38: chr7 85059541; GRCh38/hg38: chr11 226081; GRCh38/hg38:chr19 1216268; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 1221621; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 33448789;GRCh38/hg38: chr9 32551469; and GRCh38/hg38: chr5 83544965.

Embodiment 12. The method of any one of embodiments 3 to 5, wherein thetargeted portion is at most about 1500 nucleotides, about 1000nucleotides, about 800 nucleotides, about 700 nucleotides, about 600nucleotides, about 500 nucleotides, about 400 nucleotides, about 300nucleotides, about 200 nucleotides, about 100 nucleotides, about 80nucleotides, about 70 nucleotides, about 60 nucleotides, about 50nucleotides downstream of genomic site selected from the groupconsisting of: GRCh38/hg38: chr1 243564285; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 13236449;GRCh38/hg38: chr21 43059730; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 207775745; GRCh38/hg38:chr1 196675529; GRCh38/hg38: chr15 92998261; GRCh38/hg38: chr1628479644; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 33183634; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227296526;GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227144653; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227015283; GRCh38/hg38:chr1 207637848; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 47835579; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 59904366;GRCh38/hg38: chr1 26442372; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 28230131; GRCh38/hg38:chr2 88582755; GRCh38/hg38: chr17 64102673; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 23798311;GRCh38/hg38: chrX 109383365; GRCh38/hg38: chrX 109439038; GRCh38/hg38:chr15 72362376; GRCh38/hg38: chr15 72345677; GRCh38/hg38: chr1630115595; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148460304; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148490787;GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148505830; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 49436522; GRCh38/hg38:chr19 50230999; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 75867523; GRCh38/hg38: chr17 31250125;GRCh38/hg38: chr22 29628773; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 37048354; GRCh38/hg38:chr12 100500024; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177169559; GRCh38/hg38: chr5177200783; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177248079; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177276101;GRCh38/hg38: chr3 193628616; GRCh38/hg38: chr3 193603557; GRCh38/hg38:chr13 100305834; GRCh38/hg38: chr12 32894516; GRCh38/hg38: chr2246203752; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 150327652; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 150330498;GRCh38/hg38: chr2 165327202; GRCh38/hg38: chr12 51688849; GRCh38/hg38:chr12 51780271; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 166304238; GRCh38/hg38: chr7 80794854;GRCh38/hg38: chr7 85059498; GRCh38/hg38: chr11 225673; GRCh38/hg38:chr19 1216398; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 1221846; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 33448868;GRCh38/hg38: chr9 32551365; and GRCh38/hg38: chr5 83545070.

Embodiment 13. The method of any one of embodiments 3 to 5 or 12,wherein the targeted portion is about 1500 nucleotides, about 1000nucleotides, about 800 nucleotides, about 700 nucleotides, about 600nucleotides, about 500 nucleotides, about 400 nucleotides, about 300nucleotides, about 200 nucleotides, about 100 nucleotides, about 80nucleotides, about 70 nucleotides, about 60 nucleotides, about 50nucleotides downstream of genomic site selected from the groupconsisting of: GRCh38/hg38: chr1 243564285; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 13236449;GRCh38/hg38: chr21 43059730; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 207775745; GRCh38/hg38:chr1 196675529; GRCh38/hg38: chr15 92998261; GRCh38/hg38: chr1628479644; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 33183634; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227296526;GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227144653; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227015283; GRCh38/hg38:chr1 207637848; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 47835579; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 59904366;GRCh38/hg38: chr1 26442372; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 28230131; GRCh38/hg38:chr2 88582755; GRCh38/hg38: chr17 64102673; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 23798311;GRCh38/hg38: chrX 109383365; GRCh38/hg38: chrX 109439038; GRCh38/hg38:chr15 72362376; GRCh38/hg38: chr15 72345677; GRCh38/hg38: chr1630115595; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148460304; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148490787;GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148505830; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 49436522; GRCh38/hg38:chr19 50230999; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 75867523; GRCh38/hg38: chr17 31250125;GRCh38/hg38: chr22 29628773; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 37048354; GRCh38/hg38:chr12 100500024; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177169559; GRCh38/hg38: chr5177200783; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177248079; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177276101;GRCh38/hg38: chr3 193628616; GRCh38/hg38: chr3 193603557; GRCh38/hg38:chr13 100305834; GRCh38/hg38: chr12 32894516; GRCh38/hg38: chr2246203752; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 150327652; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 150330498;GRCh38/hg38: chr2 165327202; GRCh38/hg38: chr12 51688849; GRCh38/hg38:chr12 51780271; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 166304238; GRCh38/hg38: chr7 80794854;GRCh38/hg38: chr7 85059498; GRCh38/hg38: chr11 225673; GRCh38/hg38:chr19 1216398; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 1221846; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 33448868;GRCh38/hg38: chr9 32551365; and GRCh38/hg38: chr5 83545070.

Embodiment 14. The method of any one of embodiments 3 to 13, wherein thetargeted portion is located in an intronic region between two canonicalexonic regions of the mRNA encoding the target protein, and wherein theintronic region contains the NMD exon.

Embodiment 15. The method of any one of embodiments 3 to 14, wherein thetargeted portion at least partially overlaps with the NMD exon.

Embodiment 16. The method of any one of embodiments 3 to 15, wherein thetargeted portion at least partially overlaps with an intron upstream ordownstream of the NMD exon.

Embodiment 17. The method of any one of embodiments 3 to 16, wherein thetargeted portion comprises 5′ NMD exon-intron junction or 3′ NMDexon-intron junction.

Embodiment 18. The method of any one of embodiments 3 to 16, wherein thetargeted portion is within the NMD exon.

Embodiment 19. The method of any one of embodiments 1 to 18, wherein thetargeted portion comprises about 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15,16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, or moreconsecutive nucleotides of the NMD exon.

Embodiment 20. The method of any one of embodiments 1 to 19, wherein themRNA encoding the target protein comprises a sequence with at leastabout 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, or 100% sequence identity to a sequenceselected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 135-191.

Embodiment 21. The method of any one of embodiments 1 to 20, wherein themRNA encoding the target protein is encoded by a genetic sequence withat least about 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, or 100% sequence identity to asequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-5, 12,19-21, 25, 26, 28, 30, 33, 35, 38, 40, 41, 44, 45, 51, 53, 55-57, and192-211.

Embodiment 22. The method of any one of embodiments 3 to 21, wherein thetargeted portion of the mRNA comprises a sequence with at least 80%,85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, or 100% sequence identity to a region comprising atleast 8 contiguous nucleic acids of a sequence selected from the groupconsisting of SEQ ID NOs: 135-191.

Embodiment 23. The method of any one of embodiments 1 to 22, wherein theagent is an antisense oligomer (ASO) and wherein the ASO comprises asequence that is at least about 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, or 100%complementary to at least 8 contiguous nucleic acids of a sequenceselected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 135-191.

Embodiment 24. The method of any one of embodiments 3 to 23, wherein thetargeted portion of the mRNA is within the non-sense mediated RNAdecay-inducing exon selected from the group consisting of: GRCh38/hg38:chr1 243564285 243564388; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 13236449 13236618;GRCh38/hg38: chr21 43059730 43060012; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 207775610207775745; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 196675450 196675529; GRCh38/hg38: chr1592998149 92998261; GRCh38/hg38: chr16 28479644 28479765; GRCh38/hg38:chr6 33183634 33183698; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227296487 227296526;GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227144653 227144833; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227015283227015360; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 207637688 207637848; GRCh38/hg38: chr1947835403 47835579; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 59904366 59904516; GRCh38/hg38:chr1 26442335 26442372; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 28230131 28230252;GRCh38/hg38: chr2 88582755 88582824; GRCh38/hg38: chr17 6410267364102804; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 23798311 23798484; GRCh38/hg38: chrX109383365 109383446; GRCh38/hg38: chrX 109439038 109439175; GRCh38/hg38:chr15 72362376 72362466; GRCh38/hg38: chr15 72345677 72345776;GRCh38/hg38: chr16 30115595 30115645; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148460219148460304; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148490695 148490787; GRCh38/hg38: chr2148505761 148505830; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 49436522 49436597; GRCh38/hg38:chr19 50230825 50230999; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 75867431 75867523;GRCh38/hg38: chr17 31249955 31250125; GRCh38/hg38: chr22 2962865829628773; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 37048127 37048354; GRCh38/hg38: chr12100499841 100500024; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177169394 177169559; GRCh38/hg38:chr5 177200761 177200783; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177247924 177248079;GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177275947 177276101; GRCh38/hg38: chr3 193628509193628616; GRCh38/hg38: chr3 193603500 193603557; GRCh38/hg38: chr13100305751 100305834; GRCh38/hg38: chr12 32894516 32894778; GRCh38/hg38:chr22 46203575 46203752; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 150327557 150327652;GRCh38/hg38: chr1 150330401 150330498; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 165327155165327202; GRCh38/hg38: chr12 51688758 51688849; GRCh38/hg38: chr1251780202 51780271; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 166304238 166304329; GRCh38/hg38:chr7 80794854 80794957; GRCh38/hg38: chr7 85059498 85059541;GRCh38/hg38: chr11 225673 226081; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 1216268 1216398;GRCh38/hg38: chr19 1221621 1221846; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 33448789 33448868;GRCh38/hg38: chr9 32551365 32551469; and GRCh38/hg38: chr5 8354496583545070.

Embodiment 25. The method of any one of embodiments 3 to 23, wherein thetargeted portion of the mRNA is upstream or downstream of the non-sensemediated RNA decay-inducing exon selected from the group consisting of:GRCh38/hg38: chr1 243564285 243564388; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 1323644913236618; GRCh38/hg38: chr21 43059730 43060012; GRCh38/hg38: chr1207775610 207775745; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 196675450 196675529; GRCh38/hg38:chr15 92998149 92998261; GRCh38/hg38: chr16 28479644 28479765;GRCh38/hg38: chr6 33183634 33183698; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227296487227296526; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227144653 227144833; GRCh38/hg38: chr2227015283 227015360; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 207637688 207637848; GRCh38/hg38:chr19 47835403 47835579; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 59904366 59904516;GRCh38/hg38: chr1 26442335 26442372; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 2823013128230252; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 88582755 88582824; GRCh38/hg38: chr1764102673 64102804; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 23798311 23798484; GRCh38/hg38:chrX 109383365 109383446; GRCh38/hg38: chrX 109439038 109439175;GRCh38/hg38: chr15 72362376 72362466; GRCh38/hg38: chr15 7234567772345776; GRCh38/hg38: chr16 30115595 30115645; GRCh38/hg38: chr2148460219 148460304; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148490695 148490787; GRCh38/hg38:chr2 148505761 148505830; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 49436522 49436597;GRCh38/hg38: chr19 50230825 50230999; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 7586743175867523; GRCh38/hg38: chr17 31249955 31250125; GRCh38/hg38: chr2229628658 29628773; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 37048127 37048354; GRCh38/hg38:chr12 100499841 100500024; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177169394 177169559;GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177200761 177200783; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177247924177248079; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177275947 177276101; GRCh38/hg38: chr3193628509 193628616; GRCh38/hg38: chr3 193603500 193603557; GRCh38/hg38:chr13 100305751 100305834; GRCh38/hg38: chr12 32894516 32894778;GRCh38/hg38: chr22 46203575 46203752; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 150327557150327652; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 150330401 150330498; GRCh38/hg38: chr2165327155 165327202; GRCh38/hg38: chr12 51688758 51688849; GRCh38/hg38:chr12 51780202 51780271; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 166304238 166304329;GRCh38/hg38: chr7 80794854 80794957; GRCh38/hg38: chr7 8505949885059541; GRCh38/hg38: chr11 225673 226081; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 12162681216398; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 1221621 1221846; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 3344878933448868; GRCh38/hg38: chr9 32551365 32551469; and GRCh38/hg38: chr583544965 83545070.

Embodiment 26. The method of any one of embodiments 3 to 23, wherein thetargeted portion of the mRNA comprises an exon-intron junction of exonselected from the group consisting of: GRCh38/hg38: chr1 243564285243564388; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 13236449 13236618; GRCh38/hg38: chr2143059730 43060012; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 207775610 207775745; GRCh38/hg38:chr1 196675450 196675529; GRCh38/hg38: chr15 92998149 92998261;GRCh38/hg38: chr16 28479644 28479765; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 3318363433183698; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227296487 227296526; GRCh38/hg38: chr2227144653 227144833; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 227015283 227015360; GRCh38/hg38:chr1 207637688 207637848; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 47835403 47835579;GRCh38/hg38: chr1 59904366 59904516; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 2644233526442372; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 28230131 28230252; GRCh38/hg38: chr288582755 88582824; GRCh38/hg38: chr17 64102673 64102804; GRCh38/hg38:chr1 23798311 23798484; GRCh38/hg38: chrX 109383365 109383446;GRCh38/hg38: chrX 109439038 109439175; GRCh38/hg38: chr15 7236237672362466; GRCh38/hg38: chr15 72345677 72345776; GRCh38/hg38: chr1630115595 30115645; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148460219 148460304; GRCh38/hg38:chr2 148490695 148490787; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 148505761 148505830;GRCh38/hg38: chr6 49436522 49436597; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 5023082550230999; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 75867431 75867523; GRCh38/hg38: chr1731249955 31250125; GRCh38/hg38: chr22 29628658 29628773; GRCh38/hg38:chr5 37048127 37048354; GRCh38/hg38: chr12 100499841 100500024;GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177169394 177169559; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177200761177200783; GRCh38/hg38: chr5 177247924 177248079; GRCh38/hg38: chr5177275947 177276101; GRCh38/hg38: chr3 193628509 193628616; GRCh38/hg38:chr3 193603500 193603557; GRCh38/hg38: chr13 100305751 100305834;GRCh38/hg38: chr12 32894516 32894778; GRCh38/hg38: chr22 4620357546203752; GRCh38/hg38: chr1 150327557 150327652; GRCh38/hg38: chr1150330401 150330498; GRCh38/hg38: chr2 165327155 165327202; GRCh38/hg38:chr12 51688758 51688849; GRCh38/hg38: chr12 51780202 51780271;GRCh38/hg38: chr2 166304238 166304329; GRCh38/hg38: chr7 8079485480794957; GRCh38/hg38: chr7 85059498 85059541; GRCh38/hg38: chr11 225673226081; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 1216268 1216398; GRCh38/hg38: chr19 12216211221846; GRCh38/hg38: chr6 33448789 33448868; GRCh38/hg38: chr9 3255136532551469; and GRCh38/hg38: chr5 83544965 83545070.

Embodiment 27. The method of any one of embodiments 1 to 26, wherein thetarget protein produced is a full-length protein or a wild-type protein.

Embodiment 28. The method of any one of embodiments 1 to 27, wherein thetherapeutic agent promotes exclusion of the NMD exon from the processedmRNA encoding the target protein.

Embodiment 29. The method of embodiment 28, wherein exclusion of the NMDexon from the processed mRNA encoding the target protein in the cellcontacted with the therapeutic agent is increased by about 1.1 to about10-fold, about 1.5 to about 10-fold, about 2 to about 10-fold, about 3to about 10-fold, about 4 to about 10-fold, about 1.1 to about 5-fold,about 1.1 to about 6-fold, about 1.1 to about 7-fold, about 1.1 to about8-fold, about 1.1 to about 9-fold, about 2 to about 5-fold, about 2 toabout 6-fold, about 2 to about 7-fold, about 2 to about 8-fold, about 2to about 9-fold, about 3 to about 6-fold, about 3 to about 7-fold, about3 to about 8-fold, about 3 to about 9-fold, about 4 to about 7-fold,about 4 to about 8-fold, about 4 to about 9-fold, at least about1.1-fold, at least about 1.5-fold, at least about 2-fold, at least about2.5-fold, at least about 3-fold, at least about 3.5-fold, at least about4-fold, at least about 5-fold, or at least about 10-fold, compared toexclusion of the NMD exon from the processed mRNA encoding the targetprotein in a control cell.

Embodiment 30. The method of embodiment 28 or 29, wherein thetherapeutic agent increases the level of the processed mRNA encoding thetarget protein in the cell.

Embodiment 31. The method of any one of embodiments 28 to 30, whereinthe level of the processed mRNA encoding the target protein produced inthe cell contacted with the therapeutic agent is increased by about 1.1to about 10-fold, about 1.5 to about 10-fold, about 2 to about 10-fold,about 3 to about 10-fold, about 4 to about 10-fold, about 1.1 to about5-fold, about 1.1 to about 6-fold, about 1.1 to about 7-fold, about 1.1to about 8-fold, about 1.1 to about 9-fold, about 2 to about 5-fold,about 2 to about 6-fold, about 2 to about 7-fold, about 2 to about8-fold, about 2 to about 9-fold, about 3 to about 6-fold, about 3 toabout 7-fold, about 3 to about 8-fold, about 3 to about 9-fold, about 4to about 7-fold, about 4 to about 8-fold, about 4 to about 9-fold, atleast about 1.1-fold, at least about 1.5-fold, at least about 2-fold, atleast about 2.5-fold, at least about 3-fold, at least about 3.5-fold, atleast about 4-fold, at least about 5-fold, or at least about 10-fold,compared to a level of the processed mRNA encoding the target protein ina control cell.

Embodiment 32. The method of any one of embodiments 28 to 31, whereinthe therapeutic agent increases the expression of the target protein inthe cell.

Embodiment 33. The method of any one of embodiments 28 to 32, wherein alevel of the target protein produced in the cell contacted with thetherapeutic agent is increased by about 1.1 to about 10-fold, about 1.5to about 10-fold, about 2 to about 10-fold, about 3 to about 10-fold,about 4 to about 10-fold, about 1.1 to about 5-fold, about 1.1 to about6-fold, about 1.1 to about 7-fold, about 1.1 to about 8-fold, about 1.1to about 9-fold, about 2 to about 5-fold, about 2 to about 6-fold, about2 to about 7-fold, about 2 to about 8-fold, about 2 to about 9-fold,about 3 to about 6-fold, about 3 to about 7-fold, about 3 to about8-fold, about 3 to about 9-fold, about 4 to about 7-fold, about 4 toabout 8-fold, about 4 to about 9-fold, at least about 1.1-fold, at leastabout 1.5-fold, at least about 2-fold, at least about 2.5-fold, at leastabout 3-fold, at least about 3.5-fold, at least about 4-fold, at leastabout 5-fold, or at least about 10-fold, compared to a level of thetarget protein produced in a control cell.

Embodiment 34. The method of any one of embodiments 2 to 33, wherein thedisease or condition is induced by a loss-of-function mutation in thetarget protein.

Embodiment 35. The method of embodiment 34, wherein the disease orcondition is associated with haploinsufficiency of a gene encoding thetarget protein, and wherein the subject has a first allele encoding afunctional target protein, and a second allele from which the targetprotein is not produced or produced at a reduced level, or a secondallele encoding a nonfunctional target protein or a partially functionaltarget protein.

Embodiment 36. The method of any one of embodiments 2 to 35, wherein thedisease or condition is selected from the group consisting of. Sotossyndrome 1; Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome; Migraine, familial hemiplegic,1; Episodic ataxia, type 2; Epileptic encephalopathy, childhood-onset;Wagner syndrome 1; Optic atrophy type 1; Alport syndrome; Arrhythmogenicright ventricular dysplasia 9; Neurofibromatosis type 1; Epilepticencephalopathy, early infantile, 11; Seizures, benign familialinfantile, 3; Cognitive impairment with or without cerebellar ataxia;Epileptic encephalopathy, early infantile, 13; Seizures, benign familialinfantile, 5; Pathway (CNS); 16p11.2 deletion syndrome?; Mentalretardation, autosomal dominant 1; Retinitis pigmentosa 18; Retinitispigmentosa 31; Deafness, autosomal dominant 13; Cone-rod retinaldystrophy-2; Deafness, autosomal dominant 4A; Peripheral neuropathy,myopathy, hoarseness, and hearing loss; Deafness, autosomal dominant 22;Neurofibromatosis type 2; Mental retardation, autosomal dominant 5;Epilepsy, generalized, with febrile seizures plus, type 7; and Febrileseizures, familial, 3B.

Embodiment 37. The method of any one of embodiments 2 to 36, wherein thedisease or condition is associated with an autosomal recessive mutationof a gene encoding the target protein, wherein the subject has a firstallele encoding from which:

(i) the target protein is not produced or produced at a reduced levelcompared to a wild-type allele; or

(ii) the target protein produced is nonfunctional or partiallyfunctional compared to a wild-type allele, and

a second allele from which:

(iii) the target protein is produced at a reduced level compared to awild-type allele and the target protein produced is at least partiallyfunctional compared to a wild-type allele; or

(iv) the target protein produced is partially functional compared to awild-type allele.

Embodiment 38. The method of embodiment 37, wherein the disease orcondition is selected from the group consisting of. Alport syndrome;Ceroid lipofuscinosis, neuronal, 3; Galactose epimerase deficiency;Homocystinuria, B6-responsive and nonresponsive types; Methyl MalonicAciduria; Propionic acidemia; Retinitis pigmentosa 59; Tay-Sachsdisease; Insensitivity to pain, congenital; and HSAN2D, autosomalrecessive.

Embodiment 39. The method of any one of embodiments 34 to 39, whereinthe therapeutic agent promotes exclusion of the NMD exon from theprocessed mRNA encoding the target protein and increases the expressionof the target protein in the cell.

Embodiment 40. The method of any one of embodiments 1 to 27, wherein thetherapeutic agent inhibits exclusion of the NMD exon from the processedmRNA encoding the target protein.

Embodiment 41. The method of embodiment 40, wherein exclusion of the NMDexon from the processed mRNA encoding the target protein in the cellcontacted with the therapeutic agent is decreased by about 1.1 to about10-fold, about 1.5 to about 10-fold, about 2 to about 10-fold, about 3to about 10-fold, about 4 to about 10-fold, about 1.1 to about 5-fold,about 1.1 to about 6-fold, about 1.1 to about 7-fold, about 1.1 to about8-fold, about 1.1 to about 9-fold, about 2 to about 5-fold, about 2 toabout 6-fold, about 2 to about 7-fold, about 2 to about 8-fold, about 2to about 9-fold, about 3 to about 6-fold, about 3 to about 7-fold, about3 to about 8-fold, about 3 to about 9-fold, about 4 to about 7-fold,about 4 to about 8-fold, about 4 to about 9-fold, at least about1.1-fold, at least about 1.5-fold, at least about 2-fold, at least about2.5-fold, at least about 3-fold, at least about 3.5-fold, at least about4-fold, at least about 5-fold, or at least about 10-fold, compared toexclusion of the NMD exon from the processed mRNA encoding the targetprotein in a control cell.

Embodiment 42. The method of embodiment 40 or 41, wherein thetherapeutic agent decreases the level of the processed mRNA encoding thetarget protein in the cell.

Embodiment 43. The method of any one of embodiments 40 to 42, whereinthe level of the processed mRNA encoding the target protein in the cellcontacted with the therapeutic agent is decreased by about 1.1 to about10-fold, about 1.5 to about 10-fold, about 2 to about 10-fold, about 3to about 10-fold, about 4 to about 10-fold, about 1.1 to about 5-fold,about 1.1 to about 6-fold, about 1.1 to about 7-fold, about 1.1 to about8-fold, about 1.1 to about 9-fold, about 2 to about 5-fold, about 2 toabout 6-fold, about 2 to about 7-fold, about 2 to about 8-fold, about 2to about 9-fold, about 3 to about 6-fold, about 3 to about 7-fold, about3 to about 8-fold, about 3 to about 9-fold, about 4 to about 7-fold,about 4 to about 8-fold, about 4 to about 9-fold, at least about1.1-fold, at least about 1.5-fold, at least about 2-fold, at least about2.5-fold, at least about 3-fold, at least about 3.5-fold, at least about4-fold, at least about 5-fold, or at least about 10-fold, compared to alevel of the processed mRNA encoding the target protein in a controlcell.

Embodiment 44. The method of any one of embodiments 40 to 43, whereinthe therapeutic agent decreases the expression of the target protein inthe cell.

Embodiment 45. The method of any one of embodiments 40 to 44, wherein alevel of the target protein produced in the cell contacted with thetherapeutic agent is decreased by about 1.1 to about 10-fold, about 1.5to about 10-fold, about 2 to about 10-fold, about 3 to about 10-fold,about 4 to about 10-fold, about 1.1 to about 5-fold, about 1.1 to about6-fold, about 1.1 to about 7-fold, about 1.1 to about 8-fold, about 1.1to about 9-fold, about 2 to about 5-fold, about 2 to about 6-fold, about2 to about 7-fold, about 2 to about 8-fold, about 2 to about 9-fold,about 3 to about 6-fold, about 3 to about 7-fold, about 3 to about8-fold, about 3 to about 9-fold, about 4 to about 7-fold, about 4 toabout 8-fold, about 4 to about 9-fold, at least about 1.1-fold, at leastabout 1.5-fold, at least about 2-fold, at least about 2.5-fold, at leastabout 3-fold, at least about 3.5-fold, at least about 4-fold, at leastabout 5-fold, or at least about 10-fold, compared to a level of thetarget protein produced in a control cell.

Embodiment 46. The method of any one of embodiments 2 to 27 or 40 to 45,wherein the disease or condition is induced by a gain-of-functionmutation in the target protein

Embodiment 47. The method of embodiment 46, wherein the subject has anallele from which the target protein is produced at an increased level,or an allele encoding a mutant target protein that exhibits increasedactivity in the cell.

Embodiment 48. The method of embodiment 46 or 47, wherein thetherapeutic agent inhibits exclusion of the NMD exon from the processedmRNA encoding the target protein and decreases the expression of thetarget protein in the cell.

Embodiment 49. The method of embodiment 40, wherein the target proteincomprises SCN8A.

Embodiment 50. The method of embodiment 49, wherein the disease orcondition comprises a central nervous system disease.

Embodiment 51. The method of embodiment 50, wherein the disease orcondition comprises epilepsy.

Embodiment 52. The method of embodiment 51, wherein the disease orcondition comprises Dravet syndrome.

Embodiment 53. The method of any one of embodiments 1 to 52, wherein thetherapeutic agent is an antisense oligomer (ASO) and wherein theantisense oligomer comprises a backbone modification comprising aphosphorothioate linkage or a phosphorodiamidate linkage.

Embodiment 54. The method of any one of embodiments 1 to 53, wherein thetherapeutic agent is an antisense oligomer (ASO) and wherein theantisense oligomer comprises a phosphorodiamidate morpholino, a lockednucleic acid, a peptide nucleic acid, a 2′-O-methyl, a 2′-Fluoro, or a2′-O-methoxyethyl moiety.

Embodiment 55. The method of any one of embodiments 1 to 54, wherein thetherapeutic agent is an antisense oligomer (ASO) and wherein theantisense oligomer comprises at least one modified sugar moiety.

Embodiment 56. The method of embodiment 55, wherein each sugar moiety isa modified sugar moiety.

Embodiment 57. The method of any one of embodiments 1 to 56, wherein thetherapeutic agent is an antisense oligomer (ASO) and wherein theantisense oligomer consists of from 8 to 50 nucleobases, 8 to 40nucleobases, 8 to 35 nucleobases, 8 to 30 nucleobases, 8 to 25nucleobases, 8 to 20 nucleobases, 8 to 15 nucleobases, 9 to 50nucleobases, 9 to 40 nucleobases, 9 to 35 nucleobases, 9 to 30nucleobases, 9 to 25 nucleobases, 9 to 20 nucleobases, 9 to 15nucleobases, 10 to 50 nucleobases, 10 to 40 nucleobases, 10 to 35nucleobases, 10 to 30 nucleobases, 10 to 25 nucleobases, 10 to 20nucleobases, 10 to 15 nucleobases, 11 to 50 nucleobases, 11 to 40nucleobases, 11 to 35 nucleobases, 11 to 30 nucleobases, 11 to 25nucleobases, 11 to 20 nucleobases, 11 to 15 nucleobases, 12 to 50nucleobases, 12 to 40 nucleobases, 12 to 35 nucleobases, 12 to 30nucleobases, 12 to 25 nucleobases, 12 to 20 nucleobases, or 12 to 15nucleobases.

Embodiment 58. The method of any one of embodiments 3 to 57, wherein thetherapeutic agent is an antisense oligomer (ASO) and wherein theantisense oligomer is at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least95%, at least 98%, at least 99%, or 100%, complementary to the targetedportion of the mRNA.

Embodiment 59. The method of any one of embodiments 1 to 58, wherein themethod further comprises assessing mRNA level or expression level of thetarget protein.

Embodiment 60. The method of any one of embodiments 1 to 59, wherein thesubject is a human.

Embodiment 61. The method of any one of embodiments 1 to 59, wherein thesubject is a non-human animal.

Embodiment 62. The method of any one of embodiments 2 to 60, wherein thesubject is a fetus, an embryo, or a child.

Embodiment 63. The method of any one of embodiments 1 to 62, wherein thecells are ex vivo.

Embodiment 64. The method of any one of embodiments 2 to 62, wherein thetherapeutic agent is administered by intrathecal injection,intracerebroventricular injection, intraperitoneal injection,intramuscular injection, subcutaneous injection, intravitreal, orintravenous injection of the subject.

Embodiment 65. The method of any one of embodiments 2 to 62 or 64,wherein the method further comprises administering a second therapeuticagent to the subject.

Embodiment 66. The method of any one of embodiments 1 to 65, wherein thesecond therapeutic agent is a small molecule.

Embodiment 67. The method of any one of embodiments 1 to 65, wherein thesecond therapeutic agent is an antisense oligomer.

Embodiment 68. The method of any one of embodiments 1 to 67, wherein thesecond therapeutic agent corrects intron retention.

Embodiment 69. The method of any one of embodiments 2 to 68, wherein thedisease or condition is selected from the group consisting of: 16p11.2deletion syndrome; Alport syndrome; Arrhythmogenic right ventriculardysplasia 9; Ceroid lipofuscinosis, neuronal, 3; Cognitive impairmentwith or without cerebellar ataxia; Epileptic encephalopathy, earlyinfantile, 13; Seizures, benign familial infantile, 5; Cone-rod retinaldystrophy-2; Cornelia de Lange; Deafness, autosomal dominant 13;Deafness, autosomal dominant 4A; Peripheral neuropathy, myopathy,hoarseness, and hearing loss; Epilepsy, generalized, with febrileseizures plus, type 7; Febrile seizures, familial, 3B; Insensitivity topain, congenital; HSAN2D, autosomal recessive; Epileptic encephalopathy,childhood-onset; Epileptic encephalopathy, early infantile, 11;Seizures, benign familial infantile, 3; Galactose epimerase deficiency;Homocystinuria, B6-responsive and nonresponsive types; Mentalretardation, autosomal dominant 1; Mental retardation, autosomaldominant 5; Methyl Malonic Aciduria; Migraine, familial hemiplegic, 1;Episodic ataxia, type 2; NASH; Neurofibromatosis type 1;Neurofibromatosis type 2; Optic atrophy type 1; Propionic acidemia;Retinitis pigmentosa 18; Sotos syndrome 1; Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome;Tay-Sachs disease; and Wagner syndrome 1.

EXAMPLES

The present disclosure will be more specifically illustrated by thefollowing Examples.

However, it should be understood that the present disclosure is notlimited by these examples in any manner.

Example 1: Identification of NMD-Inducing Exon Inclusion Events inTranscripts by RNAseq Using Next Generation Sequencing

Whole transcriptome shotgun sequencing is carried out using nextgeneration sequencing to reveal a snapshot of transcripts produced bythe genes described herein to identify NIE inclusion events. For thispurpose, polyA+RNA from nuclear and cytoplasmic fractions of human cellsis isolated and cDNA libraries are constructed using Illumina's TruSeqStranded mRNA library Prep Kit. The libraries are pair-end sequencedresulting in 100-nucleotide reads that are mapped to the human genome(February 2009, GRCh37/hg19 assembly). FIGS. 2-58 depict identificationof different exemplary nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD)-inducing exonsin various genes.

Exemplary genes and intron sequences are summarized in Table 1 and Table2 (SEQ ID NOs indicate the corresponding nucleotide sequencesrepresented by the Gene ID Nos). The sequence for each intron issummarized in Table 3 and Table 4.

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Example 2: Confirmation of NIE Via Cycloheximide Treatment

RT-PCR analysis using cytoplasmic RNA from DMSO-treated or puromycin orcycloheximide-treated human cells and primers in exons can confirm thepresence of a band corresponding to an NMD-inducing exon. The identityof the product is confirmed by sequencing. Densitometry analysis of thebands is performed to calculate percent NMD exon inclusion of totaltranscript. Treatment of cells with cycloheximide or puromycin toinhibit NMD can lead to an increase of the product corresponding to theNMD-inducing exon in the cytoplasmic fraction. FIGS. 59, 62, 65, 69, 72,and 75 depict confirmation of exemplary NIE exons in various genetranscripts using cycloheximide or puromycin treatment, respectively.

Example 3: NMD Exon Region ASO Walk

An ASO walk is performed for NMD exon region targeting sequencesimmediately upstream of the 3′ splice site, across the 3′splice site,the NMD exon, across the 5′ splice site, and downstream of the 5′ splicesite using 2′-MOE ASOs, PS backbone. ASOs are designed to cover theseregions by shifting 5 nucleotides at a time. FIGS. 60, 63, 66, 70, 73,and 76 depict ASO walk for various exemplary NIE exon regions,respectively.

Example 4: NMD Exon Region ASO Walk Evaluated by RT-PCR

ASO walk sequences can be evaluated by for example RT-PCR. PAGE can beused to show SYBR-safe-stained RT-PCR products of mock-treated (Sham),SMN-control ASO treated (SMN), or treated with a 2′-MOE ASO targetingthe NMD exon regions as described herein at 20 μM concentration in humancells by gymnotic uptake. Products corresponding to NMD exon inclusionand full-length are quantified and percent NMD exon inclusion is plottedFull-length products can be normalized to RPL32 internal control andfold-change relative to Sham can be plotted. FIGS. 71 and 78 depictevaluation via RT-PCR of various exemplary ASO walk along exemplary NIEexon regions, respectively.

Example 5: NMD Exon Region ASO Walk Evaluated by RT-qPCR

SYBR-green RT-qPCR amplification results normalized to RPL32, can beobtained using the same ASO uptake experiment that can be evaluated bySYBR-safe RT-PCR, and can be plotted as fold change relative to Sham toconfirm SYBR-safe RT-PCR results. FIGS. 61, 64, 67, 68, 71, 74, 77, and78 depict evaluation via RT-qPCR of various exemplary ASO walk alongexemplary NIE exon regions, respectively.

Example 6: Dose-Dependent Effect of Selected ASO in CXH-Treated Cells

PAGE can be used to show SYBR-safe-stained RT-PCR products ofmock-treated (Sham, RNAiMAX alone), or treated with 2′-MOE ASOstargeting NMD exons at 30 nM, 80 nM, and 200 nM concentrations in mouseor human cells by RNAiMAX transfection. Products corresponding to NMDexon inclusion and full-length are quantified and percent NMD exoninclusion can be plotted. The full-length products can also benormalized to HPRT internal control and fold-change relative to Sham canbe plotted.

Example 7: Intravitreal (IVT) Injection of Selected ASOs

PAGEs of SYBR-safe-stained RT-PCR products of mice from PBS-injected (1μL) (−) or ASOs or Cep290 (negative control ASO; Gerard et al, Mol.Ther. Nuc. Ac., 2015) 2′-MOE ASO-injected (1 μL) (+) at 10 mMconcentration. Products corresponding to NMD exon inclusion andfull-length (are quantified and percent NMD exon inclusion can beplotted Full-length products can be normalized to GAPDH internal controland fold-change of ASO-injected relative to PBS-injected can plotted.

Example 8: Intracerebroventricular (ICV) Injection of Selected ASOs

PAGEs of SYBR-safe-stained RT-PCR products of mice from uninjected (-,no ASO control), or 300 μg of Cep290 (negative control ASO; Gerard etal, Mol. Ther. Nuc. Ac., 2015), 2′-MOE ASO-injected brains. Productscorresponding to NMD exon inclusion and full-length can be quantifiedand percent NMD exon inclusion can be plotted. Tagman PCR can beperformed using two different probes spanning NMD exon junctions and theproducts can be normalized to GAPDH internal control and fold-change ofASO-injected relative to Cep290-injected brains can be plotted.

While preferred embodiments of the present disclosure have been shownand described herein, it will be obvious to those skilled in the artthat such embodiments are provided by way of example only. Numerousvariations, changes, and substitutions will now occur to those skilledin the art without departing from the disclosure. It should beunderstood that various alternatives to the embodiments of thedisclosure described herein may be employed in practicing thedisclosure. It is intended that the following claims define the scope ofthe disclosure and that methods and structures within the scope of theseclaims and their equivalents be covered thereby.

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 2. A method of treating a disease or condition in asubject in need thereof by modulating expression of a target protein ina cell of the subject, comprising: contacting the cell of the subjectwith a therapeutic agent that modulates splicing of a non-sense mediatedmRNA decay-inducing exon (NMD exon) from an mRNA in the cell, whereinthe mRNA comprises the NMD exon and encodes the target protein, therebymodulating level of processed mRNA encoding the target protein, andmodulating expression of the target protein in the cell of the subject,wherein the target protein is SYNGAP1 protein.
 3. The method of claim 2,wherein the therapeutic agent interferes with binding of a factorinvolved in splicing of the NMD exon to a region of the targetedportion.
 4. The method of claim 2, wherein the targeted portion at leastpartially overlaps with the NMD exon.
 5. The method of claim 2, whereinthe targeted portion comprises 5′ NMD exon-intron junction or 3′ NMDexon-intron junction.
 6. The method of claim 2, wherein the targetedportion is within the NMD exon.
 7. The method of claim 2, wherein theNMD exon is defined by the pair of genomic coordinates GRCh38/hg38: chr633448789 to
 33448868. 8. The method of claim 2, wherein the pre-mRNAencoding the target protein comprises a sequence with at least 90%sequence identity to a sequence of SEQ ID NO:
 189. 9. The method ofclaim 2, wherein the antisense oligomer comprises a sequencecomplementary to at least 8 contiguous nucleic acids of a sequence ofSEQ ID NO:
 189. 10. The method of claim 2, wherein the antisenseoligomer is at least 90% complementary to the sequence of SEQ ID NO:189.
 11. The method of claim 2, wherein the antisense oligomer comprisesa backbone modification comprising a phosphorothioate linkage or aphosphorodiamidate linkage.
 12. The method of claim 2, wherein theantisense oligomer comprises a phosphorodiamidate morpholino, a lockednucleic acid, a peptide nucleic acid, a 2′-O-methyl, a 2′-Fluoro, or a2′-O-methoxyethyl moiety.
 13. The method of claim 2, wherein theantisense oligomer comprises at least one modified sugar moiety.
 14. Themethod of claim 2, wherein the target protein produced is a full-lengthprotein or a wild-type protein.
 15. The method of claim 2, wherein thetherapeutic agent promotes exclusion of the NMD exon from the pre-mRNAencoding the target protein.
 16. The method of claim 2, wherein thetherapeutic agent increases the level of the processed mRNA that lacksthe NMD exon and encodes the target protein in the cell.
 17. The methodof claim 2, wherein the therapeutic agent increases the expression ofthe target protein in the cell.
 18. The method of claim 2, wherein thedisease or condition is associated with a loss-of-function mutation inthe target protein.
 19. The method of claim 2, wherein the disease orcondition is associated with haploinsufficiency of a gene encoding thetarget protein, and wherein the subject has a first allele encoding afunctional target protein, and a second allele from which the targetprotein is not produced or produced at a reduced level, or a secondallele encoding a nonfunctional target protein or a partially functionaltarget protein.
 20. The method of claim 2, wherein the disease orcondition is associated with an autosomal recessive mutation of a geneencoding the target protein, wherein the subject has a first alleleencoding from which: (i) the target protein is not produced or producedat a reduced level compared to a wild-type allele; or (ii) the targetprotein produced is nonfunctional or partially functional compared to awild-type allele, and a second allele from which: (iii) the targetprotein is produced at a reduced level compared to a wild-type alleleand the target protein produced is at least partially functionalcompared to a wild-type allele; or (iv) the target protein produced ispartially functional compared to a wild-type allele.
 21. The method ofclaim 2, wherein the subject is a human.
 22. The method of claim 2,wherein the disease or condition is Mental retardation, autosomaldominant
 5. 23. A method of modulating expression of a target protein,by a cell having an mRNA that comprises a non-sense mediated RNAdecay-inducing exon (NMD exon) and encodes the target protein, themethod comprising contacting a therapeutic agent to the cell, wherebythe therapeutic agent modulates splicing of the NMD exon from the mRNA,thereby modulating level of processed mRNA encoding the target protein,and modulating the expression of the target protein in the cell, whereinthe target protein is SYNGAP1 protein.
 24. A pharmaceutical compositioncomprising a therapeutic agent that is configured to modulate splicingof a non-sense mediated mRNA decay-inducing exon (NMD exon) from apre-mRNA that encodes a target protein in a cell, thereby modulatinglevel of a processed mRNA that lacks the NMD exon and encodes the targetprotein, and modulating expression of the target protein in the cell,and wherein the target protein is SYNGAP1 protein.